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griever (n.)

"one who causes grief" (obsolete), 1590s, agent noun from grieve. Main modern sense, "one who feels grief," is from 1819.

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Definitions of griever from WordNet

griever (n.)
a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died);
Synonyms: mourner / sorrower / lamenter
From wordnet.princeton.edu