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weeper vs lamenter

lamenter vs weeper

weeper and lamenter both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
weeper Yes No No No
lamenter Yes No No No
As nouns, lamenter is a hypernym of weeper; that is, lamenter is a word with a broader meaning than weeper:
  • weeper: a hired mourner
  • lamenter: a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died)
Other hypernyms of weeper include griever, mourner, sorrower.
weeper (noun) lamenter (noun)
a person who weeps a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died)
a hired mourner
Difference between weeper and lamenter

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