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means A town crier is an officer who walks public spaces shouting out news, proclamations, and announcements for everyone to hear, traditionally ringing a bell to gather a crowd.

from From "town" (the settlement) plus "crier," one who cries out — and "cry" here keeps its older, fuller sense of calling aloud, from Old French "crier," likely traced back to Latin "quiritare," meaning to wail or shriek for help. So a crier isn't weeping; he's broadcasting at full lung. The role itself is ancient — long before printed news, when most people couldn't read, the loudest voice in town was the news. The bell came along to pierce the noise and seize attention, much like a notification chime, and the cry of "Oyez! Oyez!" (from Anglo-Norman, meaning "hear ye") was the original demand that you stop and listen.