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pri·er

also pry·er  (prī′ər)
n.
One who pries, especially a person who is unduly interested in the affairs of others.
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prier

(ˈpraɪə)
n
a variant spelling of pryer
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pri•er

(ˈpraɪ ər)

n.
a person who pries; a curious person.
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prier

also pryer
noun
A person who snoops:
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Selon le Coran, c'est apres une revelation de Dieu que le prophete Mahomet ne s'est plus tourne vers Jerusalem pour prier mais vers La Mecque, et plus particulierement vers la pierre noire de la Kaaba.
Il sae1/4aoavUuA re une occasion pour tous de se regrouper et de prendre le temps de prier et de rUu[c]citer le Coran.
"The Permian Basin is arguably the most well-known oil and gas basin in the world," commented Peregrine Managing Director Josh Prier. "The current production exhibits the consistent characteristics we look for in an acquisition and the running room is pretty much a given based on the capital expenditures operators continue to pour into this area."
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Faisant, toutefois, la sourde-oreille aux protestations des palestiniens et de la communaute internationale, l'Etat juif a decide, ce vendredi, de deployer quelques 3.000 policiers pour interdire aux musulmans ages de moins de 50 ans d'acceder a l'esplanade des Mosquees; ce qui a pousse le Waqf a declarer, dans un communique, qu'il rejetait toute nouvelle mesure de securite sur l'Esplanade des mosquees car en visant une extension de la souverainete d'IsraE1/2l, cette disposition remet en cause le statu quo en vigueur depuis plusieurs decennies qui permettait aux musulmans d'acceder au site a toute heure de la journee pour y prier alors que les juifs ne pouvaient y penetrer qu'a certaines heures et n'avaient pas le droit d'y prier.
On our cover this month, I'm sure you noticed, is Daniel Prier, a renowned violin maker, showing off the gorgeous wood grain of a hand-made violin.
What may look like weeds to the untrained eye are great alternatives to common vegetables to Kevin Prier, who over the course of a Sunday afternoon shared his passion for such plants with guests who showed up at his home for an Edible Landscaping and Foraging class.
Nate Prier is a PhD candidate in Geography at York University.
Les musulmans sont fortement encourages a prier davantage au cours de ce mois.
Oeheme and Prier (1974) and Berge and Westhuse (1977) have also advised nerve blocks and local infiltration of anesthetic solution.
Dans un communique, la presidence a demande aux Sud-Africains et au monde entier de prier pour Nelson Mandela "en cette periode difficile".