moirologist
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prettygoodwordmoirologist - n., a professional mourner.
One hired to mourn or wail at a funeral. Rare but not entirely obsolete. From Greek moira, fate + logos, word in the sense of speaking -- so speaker of the (dead person's) end.
---L.
One hired to mourn or wail at a funeral. Rare but not entirely obsolete. From Greek moira, fate + logos, word in the sense of speaking -- so speaker of the (dead person's) end.
---L.
