Definition of "wailer" [wail•er]

• One who wails or laments. (noun)
• A hired (professional) mourner. (noun)

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• "Another gale-force wailer who smudges the line between anger and sadness like so many tears through Revlon eyeliner?"
• "He threatened the wailer with his fist, and the black cowered down, glaring at him with sullen eyes."
• "Just because she fashioned herself as a gospel singer/wailer did not mean she was ever singing for God, just for celebrity."