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Definitions for defier
dɪˈfaɪ ərde·fi·er
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defiernoun
One who dares and defies; a contemner; as, a defier of the laws.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Defiernoun
A challenger; a contemner; one that dares and defies.
Etymology: from deffi, French.
Is it not then high time that the laws should provide, by the most prudent and effectual means, to curb those bold and insolent defiers of heaven. John Tillotson, Serm. 3.
Webster Dictionary
Defiernoun
one who dares and defies; a contemner; as, a defier of the laws
Etymology: [See Defy.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of defier in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of defier in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of defier in a Sentence
Love, the strongest and deepest element in all life, the harbinger of hope, of joy, of ecstasy; love, the defier of all laws, of all conventions; love, the freest, the most powerful molder of human destiny; how can such an all-compelling force be synonymous with that poor little State and Church-begotten weed, marriage?
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