weeper

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The rules for a weeper, a movie tear-jerker, could not be simpler.

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  1. noun One that weeps.
  2. noun A hired mourner.
  3. noun A badge of mourning, such as a black hatband or veil.
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  • The rules for a weeper, a movie tear-jerker, could not be simpler. —  SplicedFeed
  • Both were earnest and believable with a weeper, and both could shift to a comfy country wit a moment later. —  Centredaily.com: Local
  • "If you've finished, let's walk." —  Citizen Of The Galaxy
  • Then at last we had leisure to look about us. —  The Mummy Case
  • It's your turn to drive. —  Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
 

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