TRIER


Meaning of TRIER in English

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

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.