Dictionary
Thesaurus
Medical
Scrabble®
Spanish Central
Browse DictionaryBrowse Thesaurus
Get our free apps!iPhone•iPad•Android
Games
Word of the Day
Video
Blog: Words at Play
My Faves
Dictionary

town crier

noun

: an official who made public announcements in past times

Full Definition of TOWN CRIER

:  a town officer who makes public proclamations
See town crier defined for English-language learners
See town crier defined for kids
ADVERTISEMENT

First Known Use of TOWN CRIER

1602

Rhymes with TOWN CRIER

attire, backfire, bemire, catch fire, cross fire, denier, desire, entire, for hire, fox fire, Greek fire, grey friar, hang fire, hellfire, live wire, on fire, prior, rimfire, sapphire, sea fire, snow tire, trip wire, umpire, watch fire, white friar

Learn More About TOWN CRIER

Browse

Next Word in the Dictionary: town economyPrevious Word in the Dictionary: town clerkAll Words Near: town crier
ADVERTISEMENT
10 Charming Words for Nasty People
Put-downs with flair
Learn More
When "Literally" isn't, well, literal
How to use a word that (literally) drives some people nuts.
Watch Now
Know what this is?
Test your vocab with our fun, fast game
Go Play
Fear of cats?
Ailurophobia, and 9 other unusual fears
Learn More
Join Us
Merriam-Webster
on Facebook
Merriam-Webster
on Twitter
Bookstore: Digital and Print
Merriam-Webster references for Mobile, Kindle, print, and more.
See All
Other Merriam-Webster Dictionaries