Wailer

wail  (wl)

v. wailed, wail·ing, wails

v.intr.

1. To grieve or protest loudly and bitterly; lament. See Synonyms at cry.

2. To make a prolonged, high-pitched sound suggestive of a cry: The wind wailed through the trees.

v.tr. Archaic

To lament over; bewail.

n.

1. A long, loud, high-pitched cry, as of grief or pain.

2. A long, loud, high-pitched sound: the wail of a siren.

3. A loud, bitter protest: A wail of misery went up when new parking restrictions were announced.

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[Middle English wailen, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse vla, vla.]

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wailer n.

wailing·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

wailer - a mourner who utters long loud high-pitched cries griever, lamenter, mourner, sorrower - a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died) speaker, talker, verbaliser, verbalizer, utterer - someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous); "the speaker at commencement"; "an utterer of useful maxims"