wailer

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One who wails or laments; a professional mourner.

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In coal-mining, a boy who picks out from the coal in the cars the bits of slate and any other rubbish which may have got mixed with it.

noun

One who wails or laments.

noun

One who wails or laments.

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A hired (professional) mourner.

noun

a mourner who utters long loud high-pitched cries