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spier

[ spahy-er ]

noun

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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of spier1

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

Knight met Havoc through Kay Thompson, as they both were married to the same man, Bill Spier (“separately, of course”).

Eh, lassie, I was gangin' to spier at the lodge, gin there's a bit dog leevin' i' the kirkyaird.

An' syne, wi' the folk comin' to spier for 'im an' swarmin' ower the kirkyaird, ye'd think a warlock was aboot.

Instantly Haeckel overturned the candle and, picking up the chair, hurled it at Herman Spier.

At Spier Falls the head is 80 feet, and at Mechanicsville it is 18 feet.

Of course I thought it was a' broken aff wi' puir Jean, an' I wondered what she wud spier at the marriage.

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