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burier

American  
[ber-ee-er] / ˈbɛr i ər /

noun

  1. a person, animal, or thing that buries.


burier British  
/ ˈbɛrɪə /

noun

  1. a person or thing that buries

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of burier

bury + -er 1

Example Sentences

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But multiple owners identified their greyhound as a frequent toy burier.

From Scientific American • Apr. 28, 2022

Fenn very much wanted to be known, even idolized, as the burier of a chest containing gold coins, jewelry and other baubles with an estimated worth of at least $1 million.

From Washington Post • May 21, 2021

In 1897 he married Gussie Grady, daughter of the late great Editor Henry Woodfin Grady of the Atlanta Constitution, prophet of the "New South," burier of the bloody shirt.

From Time Magazine Archive

When it comes to an end the "gold burier" must try to guess in whose hand the ring is concealed.

From Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries by Dawson, William Francis

‘And darkness was the burier of the dead!’

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25) The Ebb-Tide; Weir of Hermiston by Stevenson, Robert Louis

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