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[ dih-fahy-er ] / dɪˈfaɪ ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR defier ON THESAURUS.COM
Origin of defierFirst recorded in 1575–85; defy + -er1 Words nearby defierdeficient number, deficit, deficit financing, deficit spending, de fide, defier, defilade, defile, define, defined, defined-benefit Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for defierFor every one knew that Hilary Grendon, the prime mover, the defier of the Mercutians, had escaped. Slaves of Mercury|Nat Schachner As I looked, I said to myself over and over, "Is it possible this is a slayer of men, an eluder and defier of the law?" Mothering on Perilous|Lucy S. Furman It would be a mistake, however, to think of Theodore only as a controversalist and defier of the civil authority. Byzantine Churches in Constantinople|Alexander Van Millingen Another order, and the guard of armed fighting men formed in a circle about the defier of their god. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930|Various
When a defier of the gods, like Ajax the son of Oileus, appears, the world approves him and loves him. Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature, Vol. III (of 6) The Reaction in France|Georg Brandes
Words related to defiercontender, darer, disputer |