trialist
/ˈtɹaɪəlɪst/
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English
Meaning
noun
An advocate of trialism, especially with reference to the proposed creation of a state comprising Austria, Hungary, and a Slavic region.
adj
Involving three elements; especially, pertaining to a potential state comprising Austria, Hungary, and a Slavic region.
noun
A person who takes part in a clinical trial, especially as a researcher.
noun
A person who tries a product for the first time (as opposed to a regular purchaser); a person who participates in the trial of a new product.
noun
An athlete who participates in a trial (competition to select players for a team); a person who enters a dog (especially a sheepdog) in a competition.
British usage
noun
A person standing trial in a court of law, especially one of a group of defendants in a high-profile case.
Example Sentences
- "Only if Bosnia-Herzegovina were fully annexed to the empire would it be possible eventually to incorporate it into the structure of a reformed trialist monarchy."
- "2001, LeRoy Walters and Tamar Joy Kahn (eds.), Bibliography of Bioethics, Washington, DC: Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Volume 27, p. 48, The balance of expertise and authority between research subjects and triallists is profoundly changed, raising questions about the limits of voluntarism and differing perspectives on risk—benefit analysis."
- "2002, Mike Clarke, “The importance of The Cochrane Controlled Trials Register to people doing and interpreting randomised trials” in Lelia Duley and Barbara Farrell (eds.), Clinical Trials, London: BMJ Books, p. 30, Having completed their trial, the trialists should ensure that they discuss it in the context of a systematic review of related studies."
- "models of stationary market conditions slightly underestimate the amount of once-only purchasing by brand trialists"
- "1995, Louella Miles, Perfect Marketing, London: Arrow Business, Chapter 8, p. 56, 90 per cent of profit is said to come from repeat purchasers and the rest from triallists"
- "2011, Adrian Slywotzky, Demand, New York: Business Plus, p. 223, [The groups] included the core audience—subscribers who attend numerous concerts every year for many years; trialists—first-time concertgoers who attend a single performance; the noncommitted—people who attend a couple of concerts in a given year […]"
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈtɹaɪəlɪst/
Usage
- British usage