lamenter

la·ment

L0029200 (lə-mĕnt′)v. la·ment·ed, la·ment·ing, la·ments v.tr.1. To express grief for or about; mourn: lament a death.2. To regret deeply; deplore: He lamented his thoughtless acts.v.intr.1. To grieve audibly; wail.2. To express sorrow or regret. See Synonyms at grieve.n.1. A feeling or expression of grief; a lamentation.2. A song or poem expressing deep grief or mourning.

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[Middle English lementen, from Old French lamenter, from Latin lāmentārī, from lāmentum, lament.]

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la·ment′er n.

Thesaurus

Noun

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lamenter - a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died)griever, mourner, sorrowerunfortunate, unfortunate person - a person who suffers misfortunepallbearer, bearer - one of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeralwailer - a mourner who utters long loud high-pitched criesweeper - a hired mourner