weeper

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: weep=er

CIDE DICTIONARY

weeper, n. 

•  One who weeps; esp., one who sheds tears.  [1913 Webster]
•  A white band or border worn on the sleeve as a badge of mourning.  Goldsmith.  [1913 Webster]
•  The capuchin. See Capuchin, 3 (a).  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

weeper, n.
1 a person who weeps, esp. hist. a hired mourner at a funeral.
2 a small image of a mourner on a monument.
3 (in pl.) hist. a a man's crape hatband for funerals. b a widow's black crape veil or white cuffs.