tier

¹tier

noun \ˈtir\

Definition of TIER

1

a : a row, rank, or layer of articles; especially : one of two or more rows, levels, or ranks arranged one above another b : a group of political or geographic divisions that form a row across the map <the southern tier of states>

2

: class, category

Origin of TIER

Middle French tire rank, from Old French — more at attire

First Known Use: 1569

Rhymes with TIER

beer, bier, blear, cere, cheer, clear, dear, deer, Deere, drear, ear, fear, fere, fleer, gear, hear, here, jeer, leer, mere, mir, near, peer, pier, Pierre, queer, rear, schmear, sear, seer, sere, shear, sheer, skirr, smear, sneer, spear, speer, sphere, steer, tear, Trier, Tyr, veer, weir, year