English Explanatory Dictionary

spier

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who spies; a spy.
name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

spier spiers

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English spier, spyer, spiar, equivalent to spy + -er. Compare Dutch verspieder and bespieder (“spier”), German Späher (“spier”). Compare also Danish spejde (“spy”), Swedish speja (“spy”).

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