wailer

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈweɪlə/ (US) enPR: wāʹlər, IPA(key): /ˈweɪlɚ/ Rhymes: -eɪlə(ɹ) Homophone: whaler (wine–whine merger) === Etymology 1 === From Middle English wayler, weilere; equivalent to wail +‎ -er. ==== Noun ==== wailer (plural wailers) One who wails or laments. A professional hired mourner. Synonym: (rare) moirologist ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From wail +‎ -er; see wail (“choose, select”). ==== Noun ==== wailer (plural wailers) (mining, historical) A boy employed to pick out stones, pyrites, etc. remaining in the coal after it is screened. === Anagrams === Lawrie