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Trier
Definitions
- 1 A city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the banks of the Moselle river. countable, uncountable
- 2 A habitational surname from German. countable, uncountable
- 1 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."
- 2 one who tries wordnet
- 3 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."
- 4 one (as a judge) who examines and settles a case wordnet
- 5 One who tries judicially.
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- 6 A person appointed by law to try challenges of jurors; a trior.
- 7 That which tries or approves; a test. obsolete
"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).
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.
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