You searched for: “prier”
prier, pryer; prior, prior
prier, pryer (PRIGH uhr) (noun)
Someone who is overly interested in the affairs of other people: Cara was always known as a prier concerning what her son was doing when he was away from home.
prior (PRIGH uhr) (adjective)
1. Referring to something which existed earlier, or preceded in time or order: Jason had a prior history of back problems.

James can't join his friends for dinner on Friday because they have a prior engagement with another family.

2. More important than something else because it came first: Arthur has a prior claim to the property.
3. Pertaining to a previous time of being arrested for or found guilty of a crime: The suspect had a prior conviction as a robber.
prior (PRIGH uhr) (noun)
A monk who is the head of a religious house or order: Jonathan went to visit the prior of the local monastery.

Prior to his being transferred, the prior at the local abbey was notorious for being a prier into the affairs of the people in the village.

This entry is located in the following unit: Confusing Words Clarified: Group P; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. + (page 8)