prier

noun

variants also pryer
Definition of priernext
as in spy

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prier
  1. spy
  2. peeper
  3. snoop
  4. gaper
  5. interloper
Noun
  • It's based on a French series, Le Bureau, possibly one of the best TV series of all time, but with differences in tone: Le Bureau's headquarters was a crowded warren of conference rooms and offices, which kept you tightly focused on the spies' intricate moves.
    Tom Gliatto, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Netflix has also dropped a very festive teaser for (the upcoming) season 2 of the spy series.
    Charley Ross, Glamour, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of spy
Noun
  • At Loewe, makeup artist Pat McGrath crafted a range of gold and silver accents swept atop a number of models’ peepers.
    Jennifer Weil, WWD, 8 Oct. 2024
  • But what did come into clear view on occasion were delicately winged peepers.
    Jennifer Weil, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
Definition of peeper
Noun
  • And a feature called Track Cleaner wipes away tracks and traces of your computer and internet use, to foil snoops.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Scores of security guards keep the homeless, the snoops and the patent-stealers at bay, while the dealmakers pack into the cramped Westin St. Francis hotel and its surrounds to meet with cash-hungry executives from biotech and other health care companies.
    Molly Castle Work and Arthur Allen, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2024
Definition of snoop
Noun
  • This pairing from Wildhorn worked in perfect harmony to keep gaper-gap at bay and airflow going directly from cutouts at the top of the helmet vents into the goggles.
    Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2022
  • Another man asked if putting up higher barriers in the median might help with the dreaded gaper’s blocks that happen every time there’s an accident.
    Michelle L. Quinn, chicagotribune.com, 20 Oct. 2021
Definition of gaper
Noun
  • Rather than treating Trump as a malign interloper to a virtuous establishment, Democrats should oppose him as the manifestation of a corrupt, self-enriching, oligarchic global elite.
    Ben Rhodes, Foreign Affairs, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The top-five teams remained unchanged in the latest College Football Playoff rankings with undefeated Oregon on top followed by Ohio State, Texas, Penn State and Indiana — four Big Ten teams and an SEC interloper.
    Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of interloper
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“Prier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prier. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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