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dɪˈfaɪ ərde·fi·er

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  1. defiernoun

    One who dares and defies; a contemner; as, a defier of the laws.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. 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

  1. Defiernoun

    one who dares and defies; a contemner; as, a defier of the laws

  2. Etymology: [See Defy.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of defier in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of defier in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of defier in a Sentence

  1. Emma Goldman:

    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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