Mourner
[mawr-ner, mohr-] /ˈmɔr nər, ˈmoʊr-/
noun
1.
a person who .
2.
a person who attends a funeral to for the deceased.
3.
(at religious revival meetings) a person who professes penitence for sin, with desire for salvation.
/ˈmɔːnə/
noun
1.
a person who mourns, esp at a funeral
2.
(at US revivalist meetings) a person who repents publicly
n.
late 14c., agent noun from mourn (v.).
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