Hypertext Webster Gateway: "trier"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Trier \Tri"er\, n. [From {Try}.]
1. One who tries; one who makes experiments; one who examines
anything by a test or standard. --Boyle.
2. One who tries judicially.
3. (Law) A person appointed according to law to try
challenges of jurors; a trior. --Burrill.
4. That which tries or approves; a test. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
trier
n 1: one (as a judge) who examines and settles a case
2: one who tries [syn: {attempter}, {essayer}]
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