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tarriers

tarriers is the plural of tarrier.

Meaning of tarrier

Noun

tarrier (plural tarriers)

  1. A layabout or loiterer; someone who tarries.
  2. (UK, derogatory, slang) A Roman Catholic of Northern Ireland or Scotland.
    • Wouldnae even offer Jock Stein – your greatest ever manager – a seat on the board 'cause he wasnae a Tarrier.2011, Christopher Brookmyre, The Sacred Art of Stealing

Questions about tarriers

What is tarriers the plural of?
Tarriers is the plural of tarrier.

Words near tarriers in the dictionary

  1. tarriance
  2. tarriances
  3. Tarriaro
  4. tarried
  5. tarrier
  6. tarriers
  7. tarries
  8. tarriest
  9. tarrieth
  10. tarrif
  11. tarriff

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