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Answer for the clue "Colonial newsman ", 5 letters:
cryer

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Word definitions for cryer in dictionaries

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Cryer \Cry"er\ (-?r), n. [F. faucon gruyer a falcon trained to fly at the crane, fr. crye crane, fr. L. crus crane. Cf. Cryal .] The female of the hawk; a falcon-gentil.

Usage examples of cryer.

Manor, Ken Cryer switched off the playback, rose from his swivel chair and stretched.

Bone knew two of the names, James Cryer, Mona Staveley, and he supposed that Shahin Abdurrahman was one of the children from Saxhurst Court.

Well then, Phoebe nannied some boys in the north for a while, and then the Cryer boy when his mother left when they first came here, that would be five years ago.

Bone watched Cryer turn on the charm as he took her to the door, crowded her to the door almost, and opened it for her.

He spoke almost absently, and had no glimmering that with the statement Ken Cryer had recognised him as a person.

He found Cryer a person who tempted him to converse in a human fashion.

Larkin gave a two-finger salute to the Cryer car as they met along the Ashford road.

Lady and the Cryer, about Old Christmas: And what shift he was fain to make to save his life, and great stir to fetch him back again.

Puzzled, Ryan watched as she proceeded to ring the fragile crystal bell as though she were the town cryer, not stopping until a startled Lizzie peeked around the door.

And after that the Cryer had made a noise, and willed all such that would bring any evidence against me, should come forth, there stept out an old man with a glasse of water in his hand, dropping out softly, who desired that hee might have liberty to speake during the time of the continuance of the water.

Herbert Cryer replied with just a trace of injured innocence in his tone.

In these wordless exchanges of repartee with his officers, Herbert Cryer was never bested.

Mayor George Cryer, who looked a little like Woodrow Wilson, presiding, there had been a boom, probably like no boom in American history.

Common Cryer of the Hundred, Manor, and Borough aforesaid, as assistant to the Bailiff of the Hundred with his staff.