Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Crier \Cri"er\ (kr?"?r), n. [Cf. F. crieur. See {Cry}.]
   One who cries; one who makes proclamation. Specifically, an
   officer who proclaims the orders or directions of a court, or
   who gives public notice by loud proclamation; as, a
   town-crier.

         He openeth his mouth like a crier.       --Ecclus. xx.
                                                  15.

Source : WordNet®

crier
     n 1: a person who weeps [syn: {weeper}]
     2: (formerly) an official who made public announcements [syn: {town
        crier}]
     3: a peddler who shouts to advertises the goods he sells