spier
[ spahy-er ]
noun
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
Origin of spier
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How to use spier in a sentence
Knight met Havoc through Kay Thompson, as they both were married to the same man, Bill spier (“separately, of course”).
Eh, lassie, I was gangin' to spier at the lodge, gin there's a bit dog leevin' i' the kirkyaird.
Greyfriars Bobby | Eleanor AtkinsonAn' syne, wi' the folk comin' to spier for 'im an' swarmin' ower the kirkyaird, ye'd think a warlock was aboot.
Greyfriars Bobby | Eleanor AtkinsonInstantly Haeckel overturned the candle and, picking up the chair, hurled it at Herman spier.
Long Live the King | Mary Roberts RinehartAt spier Falls the head is 80 feet, and at Mechanicsville it is 18 feet.
Electric Transmission of Water Power | Alton D. Adams
Of course I thought it was a' broken aff wi' puir Jean, an' I wondered what she wud spier at the marriage.
Life in the Clearings versus the Bush | Susanna Moodie
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