weeper
noun
weep·er
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Definition of weeper
1a
: one that weeps
b
: a professional mourner
2
: a small statue of a figure in mourning on a funeral monument
3
: a badge of mourning worn especially in the 18th and 19th centuries
4
weepers plural
: long and flowing side-whiskers
5
: tearjerker
Examples of weeper in a Sentence
The movie is a weeper about a single mother facing cancer.
Recent Examples on the Web
Personal issues were a distant second, with about 19% of workplace weepers blaming problems at home or in their non-workplace lives for following them through the office door. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, "Crying on the job? You're not alone, with 8 in 10 workers shedding tears," 15 Aug. 2019 Sumney, though, took his time prepping a long-player, issuing his minimal weepers one by one. — Randall Roberts, latimes.com, "California Sounds: New Los Angeles-based music from the Pollyseeds, Sudan Archives and Moses Sumney," 15 July 2017 And on This Is Us—the family weeper (and runaway hit) that followed soon after— — Brennan Carley, GQ, "Milo Ventimiglia of This Is Us Wears the Summer’s Best Suits," 23 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'weeper.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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weeper
noun
English Language Learners Definition of weeper
US, informal
: a sad movie, song, etc., that makes people cry
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