ˈtrī(ə)r, -īə noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English triour, from trien to try + -our -or
1. : a person who examines or studies a situation or problem and makes public a valid decision thereon: as
a. : one that tries judicially : judge , jury
b. or tri·or “ : a person appointed by an English court to try challenges of jurors
c. : a member of an English royal commission formerly allocating or referring petitions to the proper authority
d. : lord trier
e. usually capitalized : one of a body of commissioners in the Church of England appointed in 1654 to examine those presented to benefices
f. chiefly dialect : umpire
2. : one that tests or is used in testing something: as
a. : investigator , examiner
b. : a worker that tests some product (as pipe or milk)
c. : an implement usually in the form of a sharpened tapering tube or probe for sampling material (as flour, seeds, or processed meats) for inspection or testing
d. : something that constitutes a test of the individual and especially of his character or mettle
a trier of men's spirit
3. : one that tries: as
a. : one that separates a desired product from impurities : refiner ; especially : a renderer of fats
b. : one that makes an effort