-nə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English morener, from mournen, mornen to mourn + -er
1.
a. : one that mourns
the book business has outlived most of its mourners — Aaron Sussman
especially : one who attends a funeral out of respect or affection for the deceased
when he died, the wayward boys he had befriended were among his chief mourners
b. : one hired to attend a funeral or wail for the dead
mourners were provided to attend the funeral — Roger L'Estrange
2. : one that publicly repents of his sins at a revival meeting
asks for mourners to come up and be saved — J.H.Stuart