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Inheritance taxes are so high that the happiest mourner at a rich man's funeral is usually Uncle Sam.
Olin Miller

Meaning of "mourner" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MOURNER

mourner  [ˈmɔːnə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MOURNER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mourner is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MOURNER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

mourner

Mourner

A mourner is someone who is attending a funeral or who is otherwise recognized as in a period of grief and mourning prescribed either by religious law or by popular custom. Many cultures expect mourners to curtail certain activities, usually those considered frivolous or that are accompanied by expressions of joy.

Definition of mourner in the English dictionary

The definition of mourner in the dictionary is a person who mourns, esp at a funeral. Other definition of mourner is a person who repents publicly.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MOURNER


avifauna
ˌeɪvɪˈfɔːnə
corner
ˈkɔːnə
cremorne
krɪˈmɔːnə
cromorna
krəʊˈmɔːnə
dauner
ˈdɔːnə
entomofauna
enˈtɒməˌfɔːnə
epifauna
ˈɛpɪˌfɔːnə
fauna
ˈfɔːnə
herpetofauna
ˈhɜːpɪtəʊˌfɔːnə
horner
ˈhɔːnə
macrofauna
ˈmækrəʊˌfɔːnə
maunna
ˈmɔːnə
megafauna
ˈmɛɡəˌfɔːnə
meiofauna
ˈmaɪəʊˌfɔːnə
microfauna
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌfɔːnə
sauna
ˈsɔːnə
scorner
ˈskɔːnə
spawner
ˈspɔːnə
warner
ˈwɔːnə
yawner
ˈjɔːnə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MOURNER

mountenaunce
mounter
Mountie
Mounties
mounting
mounting-block
Mounty
moup
mourn
Mourne Mountains
mournful
mournfully
mournfulness
mourning
mourning band
mourning cloak
mourning clothes
mourning dove
mourningly
mournival

WORDS THAT END LIKE MOURNER

afterburner
back burner
baseburner
Bunsen burner
burner
CD burner
charcoal burner
charcoal-burner
churner
front burner
gas burner
incense burner
lime burner
on the back burner
page-turner
returner
round the corner
sojourner
spurner
to be on the front burner
turner

Synonyms and antonyms of mourner in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mourner» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MOURNER

Find out the translation of mourner to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mourner from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mourner» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

送葬者
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

doliente
570 millions of speakers

English

mourner
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रोनेवाला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المعزين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

скорбящий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pessoa que vai a um funeral
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শোককারী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

personne endeuillée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berkabung
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Trauernde
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

会葬者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

조문객
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mourner
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người ưu sầu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துக்கம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शोक करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yaslı kimse
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

parente {or} amico del defunto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

żałobnik
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

скорботний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bocitoare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

mourner
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

treur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sörjande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mourner
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mourner

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MOURNER»

The term «mourner» is normally little used and occupies the 111.169 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MOURNER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «mourner» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «mourner» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mourner

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QUOTES WITH «MOURNER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word mourner.
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Olin Miller
Inheritance taxes are so high that the happiest mourner at a rich man's funeral is usually Uncle Sam.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOURNER»

Discover the use of mourner in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mourner and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Mourner's Book of Albums: Poems
Daniel Scott Tysdal follows up his first award-winning collection of poetry with The Mourner’s Book of Albums, an emotionally striking and formally ambitious exploration of the elegiac tradition and the twenty-first-century attitude ...
Daniel Scott Tysdal, 2010
2
Mourner, Mother, Midwife: Reimagining God's Delivering ...
Juliana Claassens explores alternative Old Testament metaphors that portray God as mourner, mother, and midwife--images that resist the violence and bloodshed associated with the dominant warrior imagery
L. Juliana M. Claassens, 2012
3
The Designated Mourner
piquant and elegantly phrased stretches of dialogue, and plenty of explosive laughs...[a] mixture of madcap comedy and stylized musings on faith and love and hope.
Wallace Shawn, 2002
4
Mourner at the door: stories
A collection of stories by the author of "Dear Mr. Capote" and "Peru" captures the significance of the trivial details and everyday experiences that often add up to create the majority of an individual's memories
Gordon Lish, 1989
5
The Mourner: A Parker Novel
This season’s offerings include volumes 4–6 in the series: The Mourner, The Score, and The Jugger. The Mourner is a story of convergence—of cultures and of guys with guns.
Richard Stark, 2010
6
The Mourner's Song: War and Remembrance from the Iliad to ...
"Tatum's touchstone throughout is the Iliad, not just one of the earliest war poems, but also one of the most powerful examples of the way poetry can be a tribute to and consolation for what is lost in war.
James Tatum, 2004
7
Mourning & Mitzvah: A Guided Journal for Walking the ...
With more than sixty guided exercises, this updated practical guide weaves traditional Jewish teachings with modern professional sources to provide comfort to the bereaved. Original.
Anne Brener, 2001
8
The Mourner's Dance: What We Do When People Die
When her daughter's fiancé died suddenly, Katherine Ashenburg was surprised to see how her daughter intuitively re-created the traditional rituals of mourning, even those of which she was ignorant.
Katherine Ashenburg, 2004
9
Mishna brura:
There is /an authority/ who says (17) that a mourner is (18) obliged to send /food/ portions /on Purim/. Gloss: (19) However, one should not send /food portions/ to a mourner, during (20) all twelve months /of his mourning/. (...), (21) as stated in ...
Aviel Orenstein, 1999
10
Philippine Short Stories, 1941-1955: 1941-1949
... his demise, my poem entitled “The Rose Was Not So Fair O Alma Mater” was captioned “by the niece of the late beloved Filipino poet.” And that having been printed, I couldn't possibly refuse when. The Chieftest Mourner—Aida L Rivera.
Leopoldo Y. Yabes, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MOURNER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mourner is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Funeral mourner forgives Aberdeen dog owner after bull terrier attack
A funeral mourner has made his peace with the owner of a bull terrier that savaged his spaniel at Aberdeen Crematorium. Bill Griffin, 59, was ... «Aberdeen Press and Journal, Jul 15»
2
MainJudaismTisha B'Av - A Bifurcated Observance for the Rambam
All the commandments [mitzvot] that are practiced by a mourner apply to Tisha B'av. He [the mourner] is prohibited from eating and drinking, ... «Arutz Sheva, Jul 15»
3
New CD shares Hamer's inspiring songs
In some of the solo recordings, including “Run, Mourner, Run,” Hamer sings both the lead and response parts, and her inspirational power is ... «Jackson Clarion Ledger, Jul 15»
4
Kurds link murders of 2 Turkish police to blast that killed 32
A man tries to comfort a mourner crying during a funeral in Istanbul on Wednesday for three of the 32 victims of Monday's explosion in Suruc, ... «Houston Chronicle, Jul 15»
5
TOP PHOTOS: July 22, 2015
A man tries to comfort a mourner crying during a funeral in Istanbul, Wednesday, July 22, 2015, for three of the victims of an explosion in the ... «San Angelo Standard Times, Jul 15»
6
Aron Aranbayev Killed: Popular Jeweler to Many Celebrities Killed …
"Just shocking to hear and see what's happened with him," a mourner told CBS. ADVERTISING. Aranbayev was co-owner of Rafaello & Co., ... «Headlines & Global News, Jul 15»
7
Is This the End of Christianity in the Middle East?
The ashes would take up less space in this overcrowded city of the dead. ''We ran from the war only to die in the street,'' one mourner said. «New York Times, Jul 15»
8
Council apologises after ticketing funeral-goers
One mourner who received a ticket said: “We left our car at 11.20am, the funeral was at 11.30am and these tickets were slapped on at 11.26am. «Suffolk Free Press, Jul 15»
9
Orthodox Funeral Held for Faigy Mayer, Former Hasid Who Jumped …
“She wrote that she asked her family for pictures of when she was a baby, and they didn't want to give them to her,” mourner Chaya Huss said. «KTLA, Jul 15»
10
Family, Friends Say Goodbye At Funeral For Victim Of Long Island …
“This is totally devastating,” one mourner told WCBS 880's Sophia Hall. “We're all very, very sad for the families and everyone who's involved in ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Mourner [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/mourner>. May 2024 ».
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