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defier

 [dih-fahy-er]  

de·fi·er

   [dih-fahy-er]
noun
a person who defies.
Origin:
1575–85; defy + -er1
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defy (dɪˈfaɪ)
 
—vb , -fies, -fying, -fied
1.  to resist (a powerful person, authority, etc) openly and boldly
2.  to elude, esp in a baffling way: his actions defy explanation
3.  formal to challenge or provoke (someone to do something judged to be impossible); dare: I defy you to climb that cliff
4.  archaic to invite to do battle or combat
 
[C14: from Old French desfier, from des-de- + fier to trust, from Latin fīdere]
 
de'fier
 
—n

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