mourner

«mourner» in Mova's school dictionary: A person who feels or shows sadness because someone has… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a mourner, mourners)

meaning for a pupil

A person who feels or shows sadness because someone has died, especially a person at a funeral. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories and news mourners gather at a funeral, wear dark clothes and lay flowers. The word helps a reader see a sad, quiet scene. Linked words: mourn, mourning, grief.

examples

• Hundreds of mourners came to the funeral. tree →
• The mourners stood quietly by the grave. tree →
• A mourner laid a bunch of white flowers. tree →
• The church was full of mourners. tree →
• Mourners shared happy memories of their grandad. tree →
• The mourners walked slowly behind the coffin. tree →
• Here the young chief mourner came to receive him. tree →

note

From mourn + -er. Do not mix up with «morning» (early in the day): «mourning» means grieving. A mourner is not paid; «professional mourners» in some old customs were.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «mourner» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.