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TRIER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

One who tries

Synonyms:

attempter; essayer; trier

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("trier" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Derivation:

try (take a sample of)

try (make an effort or attempt)

try (put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to)

Sense 2

Meaning:

One (as a judge) who examines and settles a case

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("trier" is a kind of...):

judge; jurist; justice (a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Derivation:

try (examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process)

try (put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of)

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