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weeper
4 ENTRIES FOUND:
weeper
(noun)
finder
(noun)
keeper
(noun)
loser
(noun)
weeper
/
ˈ
wiːpɚ/
noun
plural
weepers
weeper
/
ˈ
wiːpɚ/
noun
plural
weepers
Britannica Dictionary definition of WEEPER
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US, informal
:
a sad movie, song, etc., that makes people cry
The movie is a
weeper
about a single mother facing cancer.
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