Friar vs. Fryer

Friarnoun

A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites (white friars), Franciscans (grey friars) or the Dominicans (black friars).

Friarnoun

A white or pale patch on a printed page.

Friarnoun

An American fish, the silverside.

Friarnoun

A brother or member of any religious order, but especially of one of the four mendicant orders, viz: (a) Minors, Gray Friars, or Franciscans. (b) Augustines. (c) Dominicans or Black Friars. (d) White Friars or Carmelites. See these names in the Vocabulary.

Friarnoun

A white or pale patch on a printed page.

Friarnoun

An American fish; the silversides.

Friarnoun

a male member of a religious order that originally relied soley on alms

Friar

A friar is a brother and a member of one of the mendicant orders founded in the twelfth or thirteenth century; the term distinguishes the mendicants' itinerant apostolic character, exercised broadly under the jurisdiction of a superior general, from the older monastic orders' allegiance to a single monastery formalized by their vow of stability. The most significant orders of friars are the Dominicans, Franciscans, Augustinians and Carmelites.

Fryernoun

A container for frying food.

Fryernoun

A young chicken suitable for frying; a pullet

Fryernoun

Something or someone that fries.

Fryernoun

A young chicken or other food item suitable to be cooked by frying.

Fryernoun

A pot equipped with a removable basket, designed to be used for frying objects; - also called deep fryer.

Fryernoun

flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying