Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun crier
3 senses of crier
Sense 1
weeper, crier -- (a person who weeps)
=> unfortunate, unfortunate person -- (a person who suffers misfortune)
Sense 2
town crier, crier -- ((formerly) an official who made public announcements)
=> announcer -- (someone who proclaims a message publicly)
Sense 3
crier -- (a peddler who shouts to advertise the goods he sells)
=> peddler, pedlar, packman, hawker, pitchman -- (someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals))
=> roarer, bawler, bellower, screamer, screecher, shouter, yeller -- (someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice)