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# mourner

noun (a mourner, mourners)

«mourner» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A person who feels or shows sadness because someone has died, especially a person at a funeral. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mourner/#m1)

### In the lessons

In stories and news mourners gather at a funeral, wear dark clothes and lay flowers. The word helps a reader see a sad, quiet scene. Linked words: mourn, mourning, grief.

### Examples

- Hundreds of mourners came to the funeral. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mourner/#x1)
- The mourners stood quietly by the grave. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mourner/#x2)
- A mourner laid a bunch of white flowers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mourner/#x3)
- The church was full of mourners. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mourner/#x4)
- Mourners shared happy memories of their grandad. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mourner/#x5)
- The mourners walked slowly behind the coffin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mourner/#x6)
- Here the young chief mourner came to receive him. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mourner/#x7)

### Note

From mourn + -er. Do not mix up with «morning» (early in the day): «mourning» means grieving. A mourner is not paid; «professional mourners» in some old customs were.

## In Jewish tradition

A mourner is someone who grieves for the dead. God promises to comfort mourners in Isaiah.

**Interpretation.** Jewish law gives mourners special rules, such as sitting shiva for seven days and saying Kaddish. Comforting mourners is a duty of kindness.

### Examples

- I have seen his ways, and will heal him; I will lead him also, and requite with comforts him and his mourners. (Prophets ISA.57.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mourner/#x1)
- I chose out their way, and sat as chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners. (Writings JOB.29.25, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mourner/#x2)

### Note

From mourn + -er. Do not mix up with «morning» (early in the day): «mourning» means grieving. A mourner is not paid; «professional mourners» in some old customs were.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «mourner» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mourner/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«mourner» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mourner.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «mourner» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mourner/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«mourner» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/mourner.html) on Mova free.