keener

noun

One who keens; especially, a woman who keens or wails as a hired or professional mourner at wakes and funerals. See keen, verb.

A professional mourner who wails at a funeral.

adjective

Comparative form of keen: more keen.

noun

One who keens at a funeral.

Someone who is excessively keen or eager, possibly making others look bad; a brown-noser.