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“Friar” or “Frier” or “Fryer”

friar / frier / fryer are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

friar f·r·AY·er

  • nouna male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms.

frier f·r·AY·er

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

fryer f·r·AY·er

  • nounflesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying.
Usage

Examples in context

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“friar”

  • …1566) was an Italian Franciscan friar of Greek origin, who converted…
  • • Friar
  • …and Swirl How is Grey Friar.
  • Robert ordained a Hungarian Dominican friar, Theodoric, as the first bishop…
  • …was named after a Franciscan friar, Fr.
  • He may have been a friar from one of the pre-Reformation…
  • As Franciscan friar John testimoned, Henry ordered the…
  • A Franciscan friar was ordained to the see…
  • …written during the 1250s by Friar Gerard de Frachet, they were…
  • Victoriano Sela, a Franciscan Friar and the parish priest of…

“frier”

  • Lena Frier Kristiansen / Kamilla Rytter Juhl
  • | RD1-team3= Lena Frier Kristiansen Kamilla Rytter Juhl

“fryer”

  • Mixed by John Fryer, except "International Bright Young Thing"…
  • John Fryer – production
  • Category:Albums produced by John Fryer (producer)
  • …assimilis (Sars G.O., 1927)Microcyclops atongae Fryer, 1957Microcyclops attenuatus (Sars G.O., 1909)Microcyclops…

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