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▪ I. trialist, n.1|ˈtraɪəlɪst|
[f. as prec. + -ist.]
One who advocates or follows trialism (sense 2); used spec. with reference to a proposed German–Magyar–Slav state. Also attrib.
1931J. A. R. Marriott Europe 1815–1923 429 On one detail of their programme the ‘Trialists’, as they began to be called, were not unanimous. 1935H. A. L. Fisher Hist. Europe III. xxviii. 1097 Would it not be possible..to substitute for the dual monarchy, resting on the dominion of the Magyars and the Germans, a trialist state founded on the equal fellowship of Slav, Magyar, and German? 1980Times Lit. Suppl. 4 Jan. 22/2 The Southern Slav Question builds up to a plea for a modified ‘trialist’ state of Austrian, Hungarian and Slav units.
▪ II. ˈtrialist, n.2
Also triallist.
[f. trial n.1 + -ist.]
1. One involved in a judicial trial (trial n. 1).
1967Guardian 17 Nov. 11/1 Letter from trialists' relatives. The ‘Guardian’ received.. a copy of a letter addressed to the Prime Minister by the relatives of the 50 Greeks whose trial begins in Salonika today. 1979J. Drummond Patriots vii. 48 The Treason Trialists were acquitted.
2. a. One who takes part in a preliminary match or contest, with a view to being selected for a major team. Cf. trial n.1 6 b.
1960D. Storey This Sporting Life i. ii. 37, I took this to mean he was watching me, though there were four other trialists in the team. 1961Listener 19 Oct. 628/1 The contestants [sc. bridge-players] are all international trialists. 1971Daily Tel. 15 Sept. 12 An Olympic trialist, who was training in the same pool. 1977Western Morning News 1 Sept. 10/7 Richmond include..Dave Whibley, their England triallist full-back.
b. One who takes part in a contest or competition, esp. a motor-cycle trial (trial n.1 2 c).
1961Times 5 Oct. 4/5 The American motor cycle trialist. 1971Daily Tel. 18 Oct. 22/8 Griffiths, this season's leading time trialist, covered the [cycle] course in 5hr 54min 14sec. 1980Observer (Colour Suppl.) 12 Oct. 54 (heading) Alan Road reports on the bumpy world of the triallist. 1982Daily Tel. 24 Nov. 3 The future of two top Welsh international sheep dog trialists hangs in the balance after an allegation that they tried to influence the selection of a competition judge.
c. One who takes part in clinical tests or trials of new drugs, etc.
1977Lancet 17 Sept. 595/2 The conditions of a trial can be adjusted so that only the most dramatic results emerge with the statisticians' stamp of approval, though trials conducted under such harsh discipline would yield neutral results more often than not and triallists would fade away through frustration. 1983Glaxo Group News Mar. 1/1 The..programme, attended by nearly 800 doctor-delegates (mainly triallists and specialists in infectious diseases) from more than 30 countries, included 83 presentations. |