wailer

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈweɪlə/    美 /ˈweɪlɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One who wails or laments.
  2. A boy employed to pick out stones, pyrites, etc. remaining in the coal after it is screened. historical
  3. A professional hired mourner.

词形变化

wailers plural wailers plural

词源

词源 1
From Middle English wayler, weilere; equivalent to wail + -er.
词源 2
From wail + -er; see wail (“choose, select”).
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