greet 1
— greeter , n.
/greet/ , v.t.
1. to address with some form of salutation; welcome.
2. to meet or receive: to be greeted by cheering crowds; to greet a proposal with boos and hisses.
3. to manifest itself to: Music greeted his ear as he entered the salon.
v.i.
4. Obs. to give salutations on meeting.
[ bef. 900; ME greten, OE gretan; c. G grüssen ]
Syn. 1. hail, accost.
greet 2
/greet/ , Scot. and North Eng. Archaic.
v.i.
1. to grieve; lament; cry.
v.t.
2. to lament; bewail.
[ bef. 900; ME grete, OE graetan; c. ON grata, Goth gretan ]