triallist Definition

trial
noun

1. A legal process in which someone who stands accused of a crime or misdemeanour is judged in a court of law.

Thesaurus: lawsuit, hearing, action, case, indictment, legal proceedings, claim, litigation.
2a. An act or the process of trying or testing; a test;
2b. Provisional; experimental.

Example: on a trial basis
3. Trouble, worry or vexation; a cause of this.

Example: Her son is a great trial to her
Thesaurus: ordeal, difficulty, suffering, agony, tribulation, affliction, misfortune.
4. sport.
A preliminary test of the skill, fitness, etc of a player, athlete, etc, especially one undertaken by a manager, coach, etc before deciding to offer them a job, a team place, etc.
5. A test of a vehicle's performance held especially over rough ground or a demanding course.
6. A competition, usually over rough ground, to test skills in handling high-performance cars or motorcycles.
7. Any competition in which the skills of animals are tested.

Example: sheepdog trials
Form: trials (usually)
8. An attempt.

verb

(US)
tr & intr
trialled, trialling, trialed, trialing
1. To put (a new product, etc) to the test.

Example: trialled the new TV sitcom in our area

Derivative: trialist
noun

Idiom: on trial

In the process of undergoing legal action in court.
Example: on trial for murder

In the process of undergoing tests or examination before being permanently accepted or approved.

Idiom: stand trial

See under stand.

Idiom: trial and error

The process of trying various methods, alternatives, etc until a correct or suitable one is found.
Example: got there by trial and error

Etymology: 16c as noun; 1980s as verb: French.