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

His instantaneous reply: its cool spier, my brother’s in town too.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli

But whether ’twas the Deil himsel’, Or whether ’twas a bauk-en’, Or whether it was Andrew Bell, She did na wait on talkin’ To spier that night.

From The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham by Burns, Robert

He's no lang deid niether, or ye could spier at himsel'.

From David Balfour, Second Part Being Memoirs Of His Adventures At Home And Abroad, The Second Part: In Which Are Set Forth His Misfortunes Anent The Appin Murder; His Troubles With Lord Advocate Grant; Captivity On The Bass Rock; Journey Into Holland And France; And Singular Relations With James More Drummond Or Macgregor, A Son Of The Notorious Rob Roy, And His Daughter Catriona by Stevenson, Robert Louis

Gie my service back to my wife and bairns,   And a' gude fellows that spier for me.’

From Lyra Heroica A Book of Verse for Boys by Various

I shut myself up in the shop with Tammy Bodkin, like Daniel in the lions’ den; and every now and then opened the door to spier what news. 

From The Life of Mansie Wauch tailor in Dalkeith by Hardie, Charles Martin