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town crier

town cri·er (plural town cri·ers)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. U.S. gossip: somebody who publicizes information about other people's lives ( informal )

2. somebody who makes public announcements: somebody employed by a town, especially in former times, to make public announcements in the streets

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