Crier \Cri"er\ (kr?"?r), n. [Cf. F. crieur. See Cry.]

One who cries; one who makes proclamation. Specifically, an officer who proclaims the orders or directions of a court, or who gives public notice by loud proclamation; as, a town-crier.

He openeth his mouth like a crier. --Ecclus. xx. 15.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)