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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TOWN CRIER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Town crier 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 TOWN CRIER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Town crier

A town crier, or bellman, is an officer of the court who makes public pronouncements as required by the court. The crier can also be used to make public announcements in the streets. Criers often dress elaborately, by a tradition dating to the 18th century, in a red and gold robe, white breeches, black boots and a tricorne hat. They carry a handbell to attract people's attention, as they shout the words "Oyez, Oyez, Oyez!" before making their announcements. The word "Oyez" means "hear ye," which is a call for silence and attention. Oyez derives from the Anglo-Norman word for listen. The proclamations book in Chester from the early 19th century records this as O Yes, O Yes...

Definition of town crier in the English dictionary

The definition of town crier in the dictionary is a person employed by a town to make public announcements in the streets.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TOWN CRIER

town
town centre
town clerk
town council
town councillor
town dweller
town gas
town hall
town house
town life
town meeting
town milk
town plan
town planner
town planning
town-and-country planning
townee
Townes
townhall clock
townie

WORDS THAT END LIKE TOWN CRIER

barrier
bull terrier
carrier
courier
couturier
crier
Dandie Dinmont terrier
decrier
descrier
drier
Fourier
harrier
Laurier
perrier
sucrier
terrier
the Water Carrier
trier
varier
Yorkshire terrier

Synonyms and antonyms of town crier in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «town crier» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TOWN CRIER

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

Translator English - Chinese

街头公告员
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pregonero
570 millions of speakers

English

town crier
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शहर crier
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بلدة منادي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

глашатай
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pregoeiro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শহরে ঘোষক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tambour de ville
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pemeran bandar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ausrufer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

町のクライヤー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

마을 외치는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kutha crier
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thị trấn nhân viên quảng cáo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நகரம் கேரியர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शहर वाहक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şehir tellalı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

banditore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

miasto crier
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

глашатай
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

oraș crainic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πόλη τελάλης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dorp omroeper
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

towncrier
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

utroperen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of town crier

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TOWN CRIER»

The term «town crier» is regularly used and occupies the 93.078 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TOWN CRIER» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOWN CRIER»

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1
African Rhythm: A Northern Ewe Perspective
A call to manual labor, the onset of war, the announcement of a death, the setting up of a law or prohibition, or the invitation to a meeting: these are the sorts of things that a town crier announces. In Akpafu, for example, the town crier may be  ...
Victor Kofi Agawu, 1995
2
Provincetown: From Pilgrim Landing to Gay Resort
41 Steering visitors toward these rooms and hotels and alerting them to restaurant specials became the job of Provincetown's "new" town crier. In 1935 the board of trade merged with the Town Crier Organization to revive the legendary town ...
Karen Christel Krahulik, 2007
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The British Labour Movement and Zionism, 1917-1948
See 'Keep Left', New Statesman pamphlet, 1947. 'Giant Assailed by pigmies', Town Crier 18 May 1946, 'Bravo Bevin', Town Crier 3 April 1948. 'Patience of Job' , Town Crier 21 September 1946; 'Abdication of Anarchy', 28 December 1946. 88.
Joseph Gorny, 2013
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King Arthur's Calamity: A Short Play in Three Acts
TOWN CRIER away from him. ) Now, you stand here. (MERLIN steps back. ) Are you ready ? TOWN CRIER. Ready. MERLIN (reaching into his pocket and producing a handful of magic dust; winding up like a major league pitcher) . Allakazam ...
William Brohaugh, Dennis Chaptman, 1972
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Women's Retreats: A Creative Planning Guide
TOWN CRIER: Lord and Ladies, draw nigh and give attention to this court. Court Jester: What are you doing? The Ladies are booing! Town Crier: I'm the town fryer! Court Jester: No — not the fryer, Your role is town crier/ Town Crier: It is?
Sue Edwards, Kelley Mathews, Linda Robinson
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Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Courts of ...
premises, the said plaintiff before, and at the time of the committing of the grievances by the said defendant hereinafter mentioned, was possessed of the said oflice of town crier for the term last aforesaid, to wit, in the county aforesaid, and that ...
Great Britain. Court of Exchequer, Charles Crompton, Roger Meeson, 1851
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The Rich Pop Star: And Other Sketches : Instant Drama for ...
Props. Bell for town crier, bag of gold coins It would be a good idea to have the town crier raised above the heads of the crowd as he makes his announcements. The scenes are suggested by the words, so no scenery is needed. Narrator ...
Jon Webster, 2000
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Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series: 1971: January-June
Town Crier, Inc.; 25Mar71; BB388l4. Drugs versus the body. Pt.4; Barbitu- ates are most dangerous drug in use today. (In The Wayland-Weston (Mass.) town crier, Apr. 8, 1971, p.l, etc.) Based on an interview with Laurie McKinney. © Town  ...
Library of Congress. Copyright Office, 1973
9
Analytical Digest of Cases Published in the Law Journal Reports
son as to him seemed fitting to the office of town crier ofthe said borough and town of Llywell ;——-that, on the lst of May 1833, Lancelot Morgan, then being bailiff, under his hand and seal duly nominated and appointed the plaintiff' to the said ...
Henry D. Barton, 1835
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Electronic Government: Design, Applications and Management
The development of the static town crier did not have a high priority at first. The town crier was seen as a relatively easy component that could be created along the way. This changed as a result of another project in Enschede. Shortly after the ...
Åke Grönlund, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOWN CRIER»

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Debra Goldman: What's going on in Wayland?
I was going to write about a different subject for this week's column, but changed my mind when I read Molly Upton's guest column in last week's Town Crier (“AD ... «Wicked Local Weston, Jun 15»
2
For crying out loud! What does it take to be a town crier?
Historically, town criers had a formal role: they would share announcements with their communities on behalf of royalty or politicians at a time when not everyone ... «Toronto Star, Jun 15»
3
Toowoomba's beloved town crier passes away
"Ralph performed his duties as town crier with utmost pride and diligence and brought a remarkable sense of dignity to civic events in Toowoomba for a good ... «Toowoomba Chronicle, Jun 15»
4
Wells town crier Len Sweales shames BT by bellowing poem in public
A town crier frustrated with his lack of service from BT decided to get his own back on the company by launching into a rant against them in his local town square. «Daily Mail, May 15»
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Who is the royal baby's Town Crier? All about Tony Appleton
From the 1500s until as late as the 20th century, the town crier was a ... Once the need for a town crier disappeared – thanks to modern technology – the position ... «HELLO! Canada, May 15»
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Town criers vie to be best in south in Wimborne contest
Town criers will shout their praises later as they bid to be named the best in southern England. Competitors will battle it out over two rounds in Wimborne in ... «BBC News, May 15»
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London's Unofficial Town Crier Is Back for the Princess's Arrival
The birth announcement of Prince William and Princess Kate's daughter may have been made via social media, but unofficial town crier Tony Appleton chose to ... «People Magazine, May 15»
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Wiltshire town crier 'first Brit' to win international title
A Wiltshire man has become the "first Brit" to win the title of International Town Crier. Mark Wylie, from Calne, beat off competition from 24 criers from around the ... «BBC News, Apr 15»
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Photos & Video: Town Crier Competition Begins
The Bermuda International Town Crier Competition got underway yesterday [Apr 22], with over 20 Town Criers from the United Kingdom and Canada traveling to ... «Bernews, Apr 15»
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Five running for Sudbury Board of Selectmen
With five people running for two open seats, this year's Board of Selectmen race is once again one of the more competitive ones in town. The Town Crier recently ... «Wicked Local Sudbury, Mar 15»

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