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In centuries past, a town crier would read out the news or announcements to villagers, many of them illiterate.
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Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
Yes, that modern-day town crier appears on our map.
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Corey Hutchins, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2025
The latest installment of our Not-So-D.C. Jobs series features Ben Fiore-Walker, Alexandria's town crier.
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Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
In some communities, communication is akin to a town crier on a picnic table amid where people can safely gather for updates.
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Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1560, in the meaning defined above
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“Town crier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/town%20crier. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
town crier
noun
: an official who makes public announcements
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