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Definition of Defier
1. n. One who dares and defies; a contemner; as, a defier of the laws.
Definition of Defier
1. Noun. One who dares and defies; a contemner; as, a defier of the laws. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Defier
1. one that defies [n -S] - See also: defies
Lexicographical Neighbors of Defier
Literary usage of Defier
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood (1859)
"... Fr. defier, to defy. To Affile, OE. Fr. affiler, It. affilare, to sharpen, to
bring to an edge, from Fr. jll, an edge, Lat. filum, a thread. ..."
2. Harper's Cyclopaedia of British and American Poetry edited by Epes Sargent (1882)
"Hail, Love ! the Death-defier ! age to age Linking, with flowers, in tho still
heart of man ! Dream to the Bard, and marvel to the Sage, Glory and mystery ..."
3. The French Verb: Its Conjugation and Idiomatic Use by Charles Fletcher Martin (1910)
"Se defier. To challenge each other. Se defier de quelque chose, de quelqu'un.
... Se defier is not so strong as se mefier. Je me m^fiais de lui; ..."
4. The Proprietors' Records of the Town of Lunenbrug, Massachusetts, Including by Walter Alonzo Davis, Fitchburg (Mass.), Lunenburg (Mass. : Town). Proprietors (1897)
"... defier it provided fuch proprietors all Waves make the firs Choice or pitch
of fuch ... defier as a fore faid. and give the fame in In Wrighting to the ..."
5. Quips Upon Questionsby John Singer, Frederick Quory by John Singer, Frederick Quory (1875)
"defier, is but a motion of the minde That growes by follie, ... Would be a trouble
and a terrour more : So that defier, is but an inward motion, ..."
6. The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature by Tobias George Smollett (1775)
"... be boulde to defier any great matter at your handes, for it is a grief to an
... to demande rather than defier, ..."
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