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spier

spier noun: one who spies; a spy.

Noun

spier (plural spiers)

  1. (rare) One who spies; a spy.

Proper noun capitalized: Spier

Spier (plural Spiers)

  1. A surname.

Forms of spier

Noun
pluralspiers
Proper noun
pluralSpiers

Origin of spier

Inherited from Middle English spier, spyer, spiar, equivalent to spy + -er. Compare Dutch verspieder and bespieder (“spier”), German Späher (“spier”). Compare also Danish spejde (“spy”), Swedish speja (“spy”).

Questions about spier

What does spier mean?
Spier means one who spies; a spy.
What part of speech is spier?
Spier can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of spier?
The plural of spier is spiers.

Words near spier in the dictionary

  1. spieling
  2. Spielman
  3. Spielmans
  4. Spielmeyer-Vogt-Sjögren-Batten disease
  5. spiels
  6. spier
  7. Spiering
  8. Spierings
  9. spiers
  10. Spierto
  11. spies

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