trier

Etymology

From Middle English triour, from Anglo-Norman triour and Middle English trien (equivalent to try + -er).

noun

  1. One who tries; one who makes experiments or examines anything by a test or standard.
  2. An instrument used for sampling something.
    The judge should grasp the butter trier firmly in hand and insert the sampling device as near as possible to the center of the butter sample. 2009, Stephanie Clark, Michael Costello, Floyd Bodyfelt, The Sensory Evaluation of Dairy Products, page 145
  3. One who tries judicially.
  4. (law">law) A person appointed by law">law to try challenges of jurors; a trior.
  5. (obsolete) That which tries or approves; a test.

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