spier

American  

[spahy-er] / ˈspaɪ ər /

noun

1. a person who spies, watches, or discovers.

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Etymology

Origin of spier

Middle English word dating back to 1225–75; spy, -er ¹

Example Sentences

Charging people extra for overnight stays would mean "taxing something you really want to encourage", said Ben Spier of Sykes Holiday Cottages.

From BBC

Mr Spier, of Sykes, which has 22,500 UK properties including more than 4,000 in Wales, said: "I don't think a tourism levy necessarily says to visitors, 'you're not welcome'. But I think it's just pure economics. I just think it's a very risky economic move."

From BBC

The exhibition was organized by Getty curators Sara E. Cole and Jens Daehner and former curator Jeffrey Spier, together with Margarit Damyanov, a professor of Thracian archaeology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.

From Los Angeles Times

This is also the time when Cronenberg began to assemble his enduring team of collaborators: composer Howard Shore, production designer Carol Spier and a small ensemble of Canadian character actors, many of whom have worked on multiple Cronenberg films.

From Los Angeles Times

“They have all developed the shorthand, which helps to not burn through days on a tight production budget. But there’s also a continuity as to how the films look. Carol Spier is responsible for so much of the tactility of Cronenberg’s visual palette.”

From Los Angeles Times