1. a person who wails or cries loudly
2. a musician who performs with intense emotional expression, especially in blues or rock music
Usage: informal

Examples

• The professional wailer led the funeral procession through the village.
• She was known as a wailer who could express deep grief at memorial services.
• The blues wailer’s voice filled the smoky club with raw emotion.
• He became famous as a rock wailer in the 1970s.
• The crowd gathered around the street corner wailer playing guitar.
• Her reputation as a soulful wailer brought her recording contracts.