trier

[ trahy-er ]

noun
  1. a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.

Origin of trier

1
First recorded in 1300–50, trier is from the Middle English word triour.See try, -er1

Other words from trier

  • non·tri·er, noun

Other definitions for Trier (2 of 2)

Trier
[ treer ]

noun
  1. 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 Orczy
  • The peers who were the triers were eagerly whispering to one another.

    The Tangled Skein | Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
  • In 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.

  • We 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)

trier

/ (ˈtraɪə) /


noun
  1. a person or thing that tries

British Dictionary definitions for Trier (2 of 2)

Trier

/ (German triːr) /


noun
  1. 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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