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Spier

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    One who spies; a spy. rare

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English spier, spyer, spiar, equivalent to spy + -er. Compare Dutch verspieder and bespieder (“spier”), German Späher (“spier”). Compare also Danish spejde (“spy”), Swedish speja (“spy”).

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