forecrier

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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noun

One who forecries or makes announcements; a herald.

"Not the bearer of glad tidings of great damnation. A forecrier of earthly rejuvenescence."
"In her right hand she held a head of corn with grains clustering on the top, and a sickle with sharpcutting blade, forecrier of harvest; […]"

Compare Middle English forecrier, forcryer, equivalent to forecry + -er. Cognate with Scots for-criare (“herald”).

forecryer (alternative)

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What does forecrier mean?

One who forecries or makes announcements; a herald.

Where does forecrier come from?

Compare Middle English forecrier, forcryer, equivalent to forecry + -er. Cognate with Scots for-criare (“herald”).

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