Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trier

/tɹɪɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English

Syllables: tri-er
IPA: /tɹɪɹ/

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who tries; one who makes experiments or examines anything by a test or standard.

noun

An instrument used for sampling something.

noun

One who tries judicially.

noun

A person appointed by law to try challenges of jurors; a trior.

noun

That which tries or approves; a test.

Obsolete

name

A city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the banks of the Moselle river.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from German.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[…] 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."
"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."
"Nay, mother, / Where is your ancient courage? you were us'd / To say, extremity was the trier of spirits"

Etymology

From Middle English triour, from Anglo-Norman triour and Middle English trien (equivalent to try + -er).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: triour, trien, Trier, Treverorum, -
Suffix: try

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /tɹɪɹ/
British English: /tɹɪə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

triers (plural) tryer (alternative) Triers (alternative)

Derived Forms

nontrier

Phrases

cheese trier God loves a trier trier of fact New Trier

Synonyms

Treves attempter essayer

Rhymes With

fire higher entire prior require desire wire hire acquire buyer tire liar

Questions

How do you pronounce trier?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɹɪɹ/.
What does trier mean?: One who tries; one who makes experiments or examines anything by a test or standard.
Where does trier come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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