prier

American  

[prahy-er] / ˈpraɪ ər /

Or pryer

noun

1. a person who pries; a curious or inquisitive person.

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prier British  

/ ˈpraɪə /

noun

1. a person who pries

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Etymology

Origin of prier

First recorded in 1545–55; pry ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

prier

But, papa, he said—ce Monsieur—he said that people go to church pour prier le bon Dieu.

From My Little Lady by Eleanor Frances Poynter

At length, after a weary day of far niente, when even le sommeil se faisait prier, we "hardened our hearts," and at nine p.m., as the gale seemed to slumber, we stood southwards.

From The Land of Midian — Volume 1 by Sir Richard Francis Burton

Not being able to find it, I asked a man to tell me the way to it, and he, stopping, said: 'L'église pour aller prier dedans?'

From Two Summers in Guyenne by Edward Harrison Barker

But no doubt," the cunning old prier went on, with a smiling suavity in his voice—"but no doubt a man who knowth Edinburgh tho well as you will have a favourite blend of hith own.

From The House with the Green Shutters by George Douglas Brown

"Je vous conseille de vous faire prier," said M. Emanuel, imperially menacing the other ear.

From Villette by Charlotte Brontë