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espier

noun

Etymology

From espy + -er.

  1. derived from *speḱ-✻ — “to look, observe, see”
  2. derived from *spehōną✻ — “to look, peer; to spy”
  3. derived from *spehōn✻ — “to look, peer; to spy”
  4. derived from *spiāre✻
  5. derived from espier — “to watch”
  6. inherited from aspien
  7. suffixed as espier — “espy + er”

Definitions

  1. One who espies.

    • but would himself be a seer, an espier of future events

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