1
: someone or something that tries
2
: an implement (such as a tapered hollow tube) used in obtaining samples of bulk material for examination and testing
Examples of trier in a Sentence
Even if she fails she's a real trier.
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As both an expert witness and court-appointed neutral in state and Federal courts across the country, Yeanoplos has assisted triers of fact in understanding a variety of complex valuation, financial analysis and damages issues.
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Bysteel Rose, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
God loves a trier, and United fans eventually grew to accept Fred.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 16 May 2025
The trier of fact in this case would be the jury in Kohberger's murder trial, which is due to begin in August.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
And—knock on wood—every first-time trier has left a fan.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2024
So, the objective is to review the evidence collected and determine if that proof is sufficient to support a finding of guilt by a trier of fact.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 15 Oct. 2024
If the trier of fact were to conclude that digital advertising and print advertising were fundamentally different creatures, there would be no disparate treatment and hence no ITFA violation.
—Robert Goulder, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
Always bring back-up triers Cheese judging is serious business.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2024
Most cases involved a gun: Prosecutors would say one defendant fired a fatal shot, then, in a separate trial, before a different trier of fact, say a different defendant fired it.
—Ken Armstrong, ProPublica, 26 Feb. 2024
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Bysteel Rose, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
God loves a trier, and United fans eventually grew to accept Fred.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 16 May 2025
The trier of fact in this case would be the jury in Kohberger's murder trial, which is due to begin in August.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
And—knock on wood—every first-time trier has left a fan.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2024
So, the objective is to review the evidence collected and determine if that proof is sufficient to support a finding of guilt by a trier of fact.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 15 Oct. 2024
If the trier of fact were to conclude that digital advertising and print advertising were fundamentally different creatures, there would be no disparate treatment and hence no ITFA violation.
—Robert Goulder, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
Always bring back-up triers Cheese judging is serious business.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2024
Most cases involved a gun: Prosecutors would say one defendant fired a fatal shot, then, in a separate trial, before a different trier of fact, say a different defendant fired it.
—Ken Armstrong, ProPublica, 26 Feb. 2024
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“Trier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trier. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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trier
noun
tri·er
ˈtrī-ər 
Geographical Definition
Trier
geographical name
city in western Germany on the Moselle River near the border with Luxembourg population 106,000
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