trier
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
Origin of trier
1Other words from trier
- non·tri·er, noun
Other definitions for Trier (2 of 2)
a city in W Germany, on the Moselle River: extensive Roman ruins; cathedral.
- Also called Treves [treevz] /trivz/ .
- French Trèves [trev] /trɛv/ .
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How to use trier in a sentence
Each side of him were the seats for the peers who were to be the triers.
The Tangled Skein | Emmuska Orczy, Baroness OrczyThe peers who were the triers were eagerly whispering to one another.
The Tangled Skein | Emmuska Orczy, Baroness OrczyIn our law, those that were exercised in slaughter of beasts, were not received to be triers of the life of a man.
His weight was thrown in the other direction, and the witch-triers for a half-century to come invoked the name of Hale.
A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 | Wallace NotesteinWe have Mr. Thomas Norton's authority for stating that my lords, the triers, never left their seats, nor did they deliberate.
The Tangled Skein | Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
British Dictionary definitions for trier (1 of 2)
/ (ˈtraɪə) /
a person or thing that tries
British Dictionary definitions for Trier (2 of 2)
/ (German triːr) /
a city in W Germany, in the Rhineland-Palatinate on the Moselle River: one of the oldest towns of central Europe, ancient capital of a Celto-Germanic tribe (the Treveri); an early centre of Christianity, ruled by powerful archbishops until the 18th century; wine trade; important Roman remains. Pop: 100 180 (2003 est): Latin name: Augusta Treverorum (aʊˈɡuːstə ˌtrɛvəˈrəʊrəm) French name: Trèves
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