trier
noun
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
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trier
1 American
[trahy-er]
/ ˈtraɪ ər /
noun
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triers
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Trier
2
American
[treer]
/ trɪər /
noun
Trier
1
British
/ triːr /
noun
trier
2
British
/ ˈtraɪə /
noun
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Origin of trier
First recorded in 1300–50, trier is from the Middle English word triour. See try, -er 1
Example Sentences
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It is disappointing, though not surprising, that Barrett fails to recognize Solomon’s role as the trier of fact.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2025
Son's replacement Timo Werner actually spared United further punishment, confirming he remains a willing trier but a thoroughly unreliable finisher, twice shooting lamely at United keeper Andre Onana when clean through.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2024
“In sum, no reasonable trier of fact could interpret Freedman’s statement about Kassan as anything other than a nonactionable statement of opinion,” Murphy said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2024
“The trier of fact is going to decide whether former president Trump’s conduct was illegal.”
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2023
In the Stilton cheese, one of the highly prized moldy cheeses of England, the desired mold fungus is introduced into the green cheese by exchanging plugs taken with a cheese trier from a ripe Stilton.
From Outlines of Dairy Bacteriology, 8th edition A Concise Manual for the Use of Students in Dairying by H. L. (Harry Luman) Russell
Sentimental Value was named best international feature, and director Joachim Trier joked: "I'm just a film nerd from Norway, this means so much."
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026
"The whole clue is to try to get the big machine, the apparatus of cinema, to go to an intimate place," Trier told AFP.
From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026
And my agents called me and said Joachim Trier has a new film and there’s a part for an American actress, even though the film is predominantly in Norwegian.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026
The best director nominees also include BAFTA-winner Yorgos Lanthimos for "Bugonia", Joachim Trier for "Sentimental Value" and Chloe Zhao -- who won an Oscar for "Nomadland" -- for "Hamnet".
From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026
Trier is rich above all the rest, and she has, in her Porta Nigra, one monument of Roman power which Rome herself cannot outdo.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 by Various
They are not even intended to be the triers of facts, as that is the task of the lower courts.
From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2025
She wrote that it was “within the realm of the jury as the triers of fact, to resolve the firearm toolmark analysis and opinion, along with the other evidence presented, in rendering its verdict.”
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 21, 2023
Tour heritage Made their Tour debut in 2014 as wildcards and were typical plucky French triers, in the break every day.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 4, 2018
And on the long, fraught trail between crime and conviction, the first triers of fact were the cops.
From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2015
Each of those inferior inquisitions was managed by three inquisitors, two secretaries, one under-sheriff, one receiver, and a certain number of triers and consulters.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 08 The Later Renaissance: from Gutenberg to the Reformation by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne
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