lier

American  

[lahy-er] / ˈlaɪ ər /

noun

1. a person or thing that lies, lie, as in wait or in ambush.

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Etymology

Origin of lier

First recorded in 1575–85; lie ² + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Guiana Space Centre director Philippe Lier admitted it all felt "a bit strange".

From Barron's

But Lier acknowledged there were "vintage" and "moving" aspects of the launchpad because it is so similar to the Baikonur Cosmodrome, where the first human in space, Yuri Gagarin, launched from in 1961.

From Barron's

"The fact that we are reconfiguring it, not letting it fall into disrepair, is a great story," Lier said.

From Barron's

Kruglov’s sister Lier Olga Igorevna, who lives in Omsk with her daughter and their grandmother, told Salon in an email written in Russian and translated to English, that it was her brother’s dream to live in New York City.

From Salon

De Decker crashed into the back of a car on Wednesday and had surgery in a hospital in Lier before being moved to the Antwerp University Hospital.

From BBC