TRIER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does trier mean? 

• TRIER (noun)
  The noun TRIER has 2 senses:

1. one (as a judge) who examines and settles a case

2. one who tries

  Familiarity information: TRIER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRIER (noun)

Sense 1

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

One who tries

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

attempter; essayer; trier

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)

 Context examples 

Patients with Ménétrier disease may be at a higher risk of stomach cancer.

(Ménétrier disease, NCI Dictionary)

Also called gastric mucosal hypertrophy and Ménétrier disease.

(Giant hypertrophic gastritis, NCI Dictionary)

Also called giant hypertrophic gastritis and Ménétrier disease.

(Gastric mucosal hypertrophy, NCI Dictionary)