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trier¹
- /ˈtɹaɪə(ɹ)/
Rhymes with -aɪə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English triour, from Anglo-Norman triour and Middle English trien (equivalent to try + -er).
noun triers · tryer
- One who tries; one who makes experiments or examines anything by a test or standard. […] I had once brought me a certain Earth, by a Gentleman that digg'd it up in this, or ſome neighboring Country, vvhich, though it ſeem'd but a Mineral Earth, did really afford, to a very expert tryer of Metals of my acquaintance, a not deſpicable proportion of Gold.
- An instrument used for sampling something. The judge should grasp the butter trier firmly in hand and insert the sampling device as near as possible to the center of the butter sample.
- One who tries judicially.
- A person appointed by law to try challenges of jurors; a trior.
- That which tries or approves; a test. Nay, mother, / Where is your ancient courage? you were us'd / To say, extremity was the trier of spirits
Trier²
- /tɹɪɹ/ US
- /tɹɪə/ UK
Rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From German Trier, from Latin Treverorum. Ultimately from the Roman name of the settlement, Augusta Trēverōrum, taken from the Gaulish name of a local tribe of Gauls. Compare also the French name for the city, Trèves.
proper noun Triers
- A city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the banks of the Moselle river.
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A habitational surname from German.
Similar: Treves
Translations
Talk about this word "trier." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/trier. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. trier. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/trier "trier." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/trier.Cite this
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title = {trier},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/trier},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
