name
Meaning 1
A surname originating as an occupation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
crowner
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Pronunciation
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/ˈkɹaʊnə(ɹ)/
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rhymes with -aʊnə(ɹ)
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CMU ARPABET: K R AW1 N ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
One who, or that which, crowns.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
coroner
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, UK, obsolete
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History
Etymology
Occupational surname for a coroner, from Middle English crouner.
From Middle English crowner, crownere, equivalent to crown + -er.
From Middle English crouner, variant of coroner.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: kruunaaja — one who crowns