noun

mourner

mourner

The mourners gathered at the funeral.

The mourners gathered at the funeral.

((a/the)) mourner ((at sth.)) a person grieving at a funeral or for a death The mourners gathered at the funeral.

Synonyms: griever, lamenter

From the verb 'mourn' plus the agent suffix '-er', meaning 'one who mourns'.

Think of a 'mourn-er' as a person who is mourning a loss.

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