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mourner vs wailer

wailer vs mourner

mourner and wailer both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mourner Yes No No No
wailer Yes No No No
As nouns, wailer is a hyponym of mourner; that is, wailer is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mourner:
  • mourner: a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died)
  • wailer: a mourner who utters long loud high-pitched cries
Other hyponyms of mourner include bearer, pallbearer, weeper.
mourner (noun) wailer (noun)
a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died) a mourner who utters long loud high-pitched cries
Difference between mourner and wailer

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