TRI'ER, noun [from try.] One who tries; one who makes experiments; one who examines any thing by a test or standard. 1. One who tries judicially; a judge who tries a person or cause; a juryman. [See Trior.] 2. A test; that which tries or approves.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI