trier

• POS: Noun

CIDE DICTIONARY

trier, n. [From Try.].

•  One who tries; one who makes experiments; one who examines anything by a test or standard.  Boyle.  [1913 Webster]
•  One who tries judicially.  [1913 Webster]
•  A person appointed according to law to try challenges of jurors; a trior.  Burrill.  [1913 Webster]
•  That which tries or approves; a test.  Shak.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

trier, n.
1 a person who perseveres (is a real trier).
2 a tester, esp. of foodstuffs.
3 a person appointed to decide whether a challenge to a juror is well-founded.