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Noun: weeper  wee-pu(r)
  1. A person who weeps
    "The weeper couldn't hold back tears during the emotional movie scene";
    - crier
     
  2. A hired mourner
    "In some cultures, weepers are employed to express grief at funerals"

Derived forms: weepers

Type of: griever, lamenter, mourner, sorrower, unfortunate, unfortunate person

Encyclopedia: Weeper