prier

noun

variants also pryer
Definition of priernext
as in spy

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prier
  1. spy
  2. gazer
  3. peeper
  4. snoop
  5. intruder
  6. peeping Tom
  7. snooper
  8. gaper
Noun
  • The concept of spy satellites recording images and sucking up communications signals is well-known.
    — Gerry Doyle, Fortune, 13 July 2026
  • Possession tells the story of a spy (Neill) and his increasingly fraught relationship with his wife (Adjani) who wants a divorce after having an affair.
    — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 13 July 2026
Definition of spy
Noun
  • Wrestlers like Garcia and Stewart have achieved what Morrison has set his sights on, but Morrison isn’t a star gazer.
    — Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2026
Definition of gazer
Noun
  • Similar to how goggles protect your peepers from chlorine (and the burning feeling that can follow after opening your eyes in a swimming pool), goggles work very well to combat onion tears, Hale says.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2026
  • The House advanced the bill codifying the peeper’s status, House Bill 5534, this week by a vote of 136-0.
    — Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
Definition of peeper
Noun
  • Except Leo is the opposite of a snoop.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Terrible for me, an incorrigible snoop of other people’s phones, but probably a good thing for society at large.
    — David Pierce, The Verge, 28 Feb. 2026
Definition of snoop
Noun
  • After what was initially reported as a home intruder, police found a 10-foot alligator swimming in the pool, PEOPLE previously reported.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
  • Which had been locked by the emergency intruder alert.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of intruder
Noun
  • His million Instagram followers think of him as the second coming of Banksy, but plenty more think of him as a peeping Tom, a voyeuristic intruder who insinuates himself into private spaces.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 6 July 2026
  • Noel Roblero Mazariegos, 51, was arrested by officers from the West Palm Beach Police Department and taken to the Palm Beach County Jail after reports of a prowler and peeping Tom.
    — Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
Definition of peeping Tom
Noun
  • The Department’s mistake is to worry about Sarah instead of Zoë, the professional snooper.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
  • It is turned off by default—anything that can store this kind of history is something that a snooper or domestic abuser could access.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Definition of snooper
Noun
  • This pairing from Wildhorn worked in perfect harmony to keep gaper-gap at bay and airflow going directly from cutouts at the top of the helmet vents into the goggles.
    — Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2022
  • The winner of this challenge is Gabe — his first Quickfire win of the season, for making poached gaper clams and butter clams in broth.
    — Vulture, Vulture, 7 July 2021
Definition of gaper
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“Prier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prier. Accessed 16 Jul. 2026.

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