mourner

🇺🇸 /ˈmɔːrnər/ 🇬🇧 /ˈmɔːnə(r)/
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noun
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A person who is present at a funeral, typically because they knew the person who has died.

The mourner wept quietly as the coffin was lowered into the ground.

translation

n. A person who is present at a funeral, typically because they knew the person who has died.

Word Forms

Plural mourners