relier

American  

[ri-lahy-er] / rɪˈlaɪ ər /

noun

1. a person or thing that relies.

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Etymology

Origin of relier

First recorded in 1585–95; rely + -er ¹

Example Sentences

On fut oblig� de le relier tout entier avec un cercle de fer.

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.

Kossuth has doubtless made a great mistake in taking his position here; it is the mistake of a word-maker and of a relier on words, and he has not mended the matter by defining.

From Autobiography and Letters of Orville Dewey, D.D. Edited by his Daughter by Dewey, Mary Elizabeth

"All's well!" said he with a breath of relier.

From Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure by Munro, Neil