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Meaning of "defier" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DEFIER

defier  [dɪˈfaɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEFIER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Defier is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DEFIER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of defier in the English dictionary

The definition of defier in the dictionary is a person of thing that defies.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEFIER


afire
əˈfaɪə
amplifier
ˈæmplɪˌfaɪə
backfire
ˌbækˈfaɪə
crossfire
ˈkrɒsˌfaɪə
enfire
ɪnˈfaɪə
fire
faɪə
humidifier
hjuːˈmɪdɪˌfaɪə
magnifier
ˈmæɡnɪˌfaɪə
misfire
ˌmɪsˈfaɪə
modifier
ˈmɒdɪˌfaɪə
Offiah
ɒˈfaɪə
postfire
ˌpəʊstˈfaɪə
prefire
priːˈfaɪə
qualifier
ˈkwɒlɪˌfaɪə
quickfire
ˌkwɪkˈfaɪə
refire
riːˈfaɪə
sapphire
ˈsæfaɪə
Sophia
səʊˈfaɪə
spitfire
ˈspɪtˌfaɪə
wildfire
ˈwaɪldˌfaɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEFIER

deficiencies
deficiency
deficiency disease
deficiency payment
deficient
deficiently
deficientness
deficit
deficit financing
defied
defies
defilade
defile
defilement
defiler
defiliation
definability
definable
definably
define

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEFIER

air purifier
beefier
classifier
dehumidifier
edifier
fier
fluffier
identifier
justifier
liquefier
notifier
pacifier
power amplifier
putrefier
rarefier
rectifier
simplifier
stupefier
verifier
water purifier

Synonyms and antonyms of defier in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «defier» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEFIER

Find out the translation of defier to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of defier from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «defier» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

defier
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desafiante
570 millions of speakers

English

defier
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Defier
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المتحدي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Бросившая вызов
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

defier
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

defier
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

défiant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengawal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Defier
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

反抗者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

defier
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Defender
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

defier
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

defier
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Defier
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

meydan okuyan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sfidante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

który sprzeciwił
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кинула виклик
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

defier
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

defier
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

defier
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

UTMANARE
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Defier
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of defier

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEFIER»

The term «defier» is regularly used and occupies the 62.866 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEFIER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «defier» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «defier» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about defier

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEFIER»

Discover the use of defier in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to defier and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Power of Silence
For all the sorcerers of don Juan's party the death defier was a most vivid character. According to them, the death defier was a sorcerer of ancient times. He had succeeded in surviving to the present day by manipulating his assemblage point, ...
Carlos Castaneda, 2013
2
Jason Stockford and the Winged Killers
Liam Wharton. believe the range of stuff that I could bet on...” “What's that supposed to mean?” It was the question that Jason had asked to many times now . Defier shook his head. “I am so going to kill you!” Lord Defier finally said at last. “ I have ...
Liam Wharton
3
Beauty: An Extraordinary Tale
Joziz and Ramesh did their best to counteract their enemy's blows, but every time one got a good blow, hitting the Death Defier and knocking him off his feet, the other went flying through the air as the Death Defier's orange laser struck him ...
Teresa M. Wilkins
4
Probabilistic Graphical Models: Principles and Techniques
Treatment Assign UA UT UO Outcome complier defier never take 0.7 0.1 P(UT) 0.2 Figure 21.5 A simple functional causal model for a clinical trial. (a) Network structure. (b) Sample CPDs and joint distribution for the response variables. UT and ...
Daphne Koller, Nir Friedman, 2009
5
Management and Leadership for Nurse Managers
The defiant person challenges the authority of the nurse manager through obstinate and intransigent behavior. This behavior may be both verbal and nonverbal. Murphy describes three versions of the defier. The first of these is the Competitive ...
Russell C. Swansburg, 1996
6
Themes and Variations in Shakespeare's Sonnets
Shakespeare's. sonnets. on. Love. as. the. Defier. of. Time. When Shakespeare's sonnets on the theme of poetry as perpetuation are extracted from the whole collection and considered without further reference to it, there seems to breathe from ...
J B Leishman, 2013
7
Introduction to Management and Leadership for Nurse Managers
The defiant person challenges the authority of the nurse manager through obstinate and intransigent behavior. This behavior may be both verbal and nonverbal. Murphy describes three versions of the defier. The first is the competitive bomber, ...
Russell C. Swansburg, Richard J. Swansburg, 2002
8
Gentlemen and Scholars: College and Community in the "Age of ...
In the case of the Defier, it's durability. The outsole has a denser grade of rubber in the areas you need it most, the heel and forefoot, and extra toe-drag protection foi players who hit open-stance forehands (and who doesn't these days?).
‎1992
9
The Sporting review, ed. by 'Craven'.
All the mares 30 to Atiila 7 to Chatham 20 to Dirce colt 25 to Wiseacre 25 to Ballinkeele 27 to Defier 33 to Auckland 30 to Moss Trooper 43 to Espartero 50 to Palinurus 45 to Lasso 50 to Canadian 50 to The Artful Dodger 66 to Equation 100 to ...
John William Carleton, 1842
10
The Oxford History of Historical Writing: 1400-1800 / José ...
Kemalpasazade, Tevririh-i Al—i Osman—I. Defier, ed. Serafettin Turan (Ankara, 1970); II. Defier, ed. Serafettin Turan (Ankara, 1983); I V Defier, ed. Koji Imazawa (Ankara, 2000); VII. Defier, ed. Serafettin Turan (Ankara, 1957); VIII. Dey'ter, ed.
José Rabasa, Andrew Feldherr, Daniel R. Woolf, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEFIER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term defier is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Orioles' Outfield Platoon Keys Win Over Slumping Red Sox
Steve Pearce, though a stat-defier in 2014, has found trouble getting the bat heated up so far in '15. Today, he made a slight turnaround, going ... «The Sports Quotient, Jun 15»
2
Triangle Happy Fix Meetup Examines Procrastination, Overcoming …
which attendees filled-out and scored, matching their scores to a handout with six styles of procrastination: perfectionist, dreamer, worrier, defier ... «NCTechNews, Jun 15»
3
Nice guy Peter MacDonald ready for one last crack at Rangers
FOR Peter MacDonald, doctor defier, Morton captain and all-round good egg, not limping away from football proved to be the right decision. «Herald Scotland, Jun 15»
4
Daredevil couple who wow the crowds with the jaw-dropping wheel …
THERE was a time when Markus Kullnal - daredevil acrobat, stiltwalker and all round death-defier - played the trumpet for his dad's circus. «Glasgow Evening Times, Jun 15»
5
Are Guys watching The Bachlorette?
Ian, the Death Defier, is now ready to tell Kaitlyn off. He says in him ITM, he should be the bachelor, that he's "a gift you unwrap for life". He says ... «KFDI, Jun 15»
6
Age-defier: True to their (greying) roots
We know that by now you must think we've got a giant man crush on George Clooney. We're not ashamed. I mean, just look at him — a more ... «Khaleej Times, Jun 15»
7
Rock royalty: Rod Stewart's daughter makes modeling debut
... considered beautiful enough to play an elf), Alexa Ray Joel (daughter of Billy Joel and serial age-defier, Christie Brinkley) and now: Renee ... «The Australian Women's Weekly, Jun 15»
8
Full coverage: Queensland Oaks Day from Doomben
... but more importantly, 12 months before that at this very course and distance I won my first ever Group 1 race (on Defier in the Doomben Cup) ... «Courier Mail, May 15»
9
Chumlee escapes gnarly death, loses a few diamonds
He said that and smiled sweetly, sunshine twinkling across the diamond-sparkly lower teeth of Chumlee, death-defier of water and sand. «Las Vegas Review-Journal, May 15»
10
Bali Nine Woman Whose 'Confession' Saved Filipino Mother From …
Maria Kristina Sergio, the alleged recruiter of Indonesia death row defier Mary Jane Veloso, voluntarily surrendered to police on Tuesday after ... «Huffington Post UK, Apr 15»

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