Lamenter

la·ment  (l-mnt)

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 an 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 lmentr, from lmentum, lament.]

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la·menter n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

lamenter - a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died) griever, mourner, sorrower unfortunate, unfortunate person - a person who suffers misfortune pallbearer, bearer - one of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral wailer - a mourner who utters long loud high-pitched cries weeper - a hired mourner