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trier

noun tri·er \ˈtrī(-ə)r\

: someone who tries very hard to do something

Full Definition of TRIER

1
:  someone or something that tries
2
:  an implement (as a tapered hollow tube) used in obtaining samples of bulk material for examination and testing
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First Known Use of TRIER

14th century

Rhymes with TRIER

briar, choir, fire, gyre, hire, ire, mire, prior, sire, spire, squire, tier, tire, wire

Trier

geographical name \ˈtrir\

Definition of TRIER

city W Germany on the Moselle near Luxembourg border pop 98,752

Rhymes with TRIER

beer, bier, blear, cere, cheer, clear, dear, deer, Deere, drear, ear, fear, fere, fleer, gear, hear, here, jeer, leer, mere, mir, near, peer, pier, Pierre, queer, rear, schmear, sear, seer, sere, shear, sheer, skirr, smear, sneer, spear, speer, sphere, steer, tear, tier, Tyr, veer, weir, year

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2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. trier
  2. lord trier
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