defier
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of defier
Example Sentences
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Now, a pair of books, one recently published, one forthcoming, tell how the superstar became not only an apologist for the American military but also a serial defier of journalism’s mores.
From New York Times • Aug. 9, 2021
Nguyen’s premiere is “Revenge Song: A Vampire Cowboys Creation,” centering on Julie d’Aubigny — deft fighter, expert fencer, renowned opera singer and noted defier of gender roles before her death in 1707.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2019
Little John Metaxas, who was pro-German in World War I, changed from a waverer to a stiff-backed defier of the Axis after several months of intrigue in that most intriguing country, Greece.
From Time Magazine Archive
This Antigone, barring its one big clash between despot and defier, was flat, fumbly theater.
From Time Magazine Archive
Man in Mr. Conrad's stories is always a defier of the devils, and the devils are usually put to flight.
From Old and New Masters by Lynd, Robert
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