Meaning & use
Pryer
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A person who pries, especially into other people's private affairs; a variant spelling of 'prier.'
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The neighborhood pryer always seemed to know everyone's business.
He resented being treated like a pryer just for asking a simple question.
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A rare variant spelling of 'prier'; both derive from the verb 'pry,' meaning to look or inquire closely into something.
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