Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who spies; a spy; a scout.
- See
speer .
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Examples
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Spier: The big family-friendly winery includes a cheetah-filled wildlife park. spier.co.za
Secret Season 2011
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Wally is still more entertaining on his own. i hope they can get a spier-man vibe and not like fantastic four.
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The clergyman then said he would be glad to "spier the boys," and at once began --
Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, Children's Stories A Book for Bairns and Big Folk Robert Ford
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"Would you prefer that I should spier (question) the boys, or that you should spier them?"
Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, Children's Stories A Book for Bairns and Big Folk Robert Ford
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As they carried out the wounded man, the Chairman without the slightest evidence of anything peculiar in his manner, said, "Is there any other person who would like to spier the candidate?"
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As lang's we're hale and fier: [lusty] 'Mair spier na, nor fear na,' [More ask not]
Robert Burns How To Know Him William Allan Neilson 1907
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An 'syne, wi' the folk comin 'to spier for' im an 'swarmin' ower the kirkyaird, ye'd think a warlock was aboot.
Greyfriars Bobby Eleanor Stackhouse Atkinson 1902
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He requested Sandy to ask Glenormiston, if he came in, to come over to the Burgh court and spier for Mr. Traill.
Greyfriars Bobby Eleanor Stackhouse Atkinson 1902
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"Eh, lassie, I was gangin 'to spier at the lodge, gin there's a bit dog leevin' i 'the kirkyaird."
Greyfriars Bobby Eleanor Stackhouse Atkinson 1902
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"It's a serious thing to spier a lassie," said Sanders.
Auld Licht Idyls 1898
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