A crier, in this sense, is a town crier: a person whose job was to walk through the streets, often with a bell, and shout out the news and official notices. Before newspapers and phones, this is how a town heard what the mayor or the king wanted everyone to know — “hear ye, hear ye”.

A criercrier, in this sense在這個意思裡, is指的是 a town criertown crier（街頭公告員）: a person whose job was to walk through the streets一個工作是在街上走動的人, often with a bell常常搖著鈴, and shout out the news and official notices大聲喊出新聞和官方公告。 Before newspapers and phones在報紙和電話出現以前, this is how a town heard一個城鎮就是這樣聽到 what the mayor or the king wanted everyone to know市長或國王想讓大家知道的事 — "hear ye, hear ye"「hear ye, hear ye」（各位聽好）。

The job is mostly ceremonial now. You still see a crier at British festivals and ceremonies, in old-fashioned clothes, reading a proclamation for show; that is not how real news travels any more.

The job這份工作 is mostly ceremonial now現在大多只是儀式性的。 You still see a crier你還是會看到crier at British festivals and ceremonies在英國的節慶和典禮上, in old-fashioned clothes穿著古式服裝, reading a proclamation for show唸公告來做樣子; that is not how real news travels any more但真正的新聞已經不是這樣傳的了。

The word is formal-historical as a job title, a little colourful, not an everyday job word.

The word這個字 is formal-historical as a job title當職稱用時帶點正式、歷史的味道, a little colourful有點生動, not an everyday job word不是日常的職業用字。

Though actually, crier can also mean “someone who cries” with tears — but that is not this entry. Here it is the official shouter of news.

Though actually不過實際上, criercrier can also mean也可以指 "someone who cries" with tears「會流眼淚哭的人」 — but that is not this entry但那不是這個詞條。 Here這裡 it is指的是 the official shouter of news官方的新聞喊話者。