trier

noun

tri·​er ˈtrī(-ə)r How to pronounce trier (audio)
1
: someone or something that tries
2
: an implement (such as a tapered hollow tube) used in obtaining samples of bulk material for examination and testing

Examples of trier in a Sentence

Even if she fails she's a real trier.
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And—knock on wood—every first-time trier has left a fan. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2024 If the trier of fact were to conclude that digital advertising and print advertising were fundamentally different creatures, there would be no disparate treatment and hence no ITFA violation. Robert Goulder, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024 Most cases involved a gun: Prosecutors would say one defendant fired a fatal shot, then, in a separate trial, before a different trier of fact, say a different defendant fired it. Ken Armstrong, ProPublica, 26 Feb. 2024 Always bring back-up triers Cheese judging is serious business. Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2024 There are two freestyle terrain parks, Shakedown Progression Park and The Rush, for adventurous trick triers, plus a learning area dubbed The Zone. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 15 Nov. 2023 That will be up to the trier of fact. Maria Lencki, Fox News, 31 Dec. 2021 Still, our Miranda is a trier. Lanford Beard, PEOPLE.com, 9 Dec. 2021 If there was a legal determination that the defendant violated securities laws, the defendant would thereafter be barred in any shareholder suit from denying what a trier of fact has concluded. WSJ, 28 Jan. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of trier was in the 14th century

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“Trier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trier. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

Legal Definition

trier

noun
tri·​er ˈtrī-ər How to pronounce trier (audio)

Geographical Definition

Trier

geographical name

city in western Germany on the Moselle River near the border with Luxembourg population 106,000

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