▪ I. ˈrallier, n.1
[f. rally v.1 + -er1.]
One who reassembles, etc.
| 1887 in Cassell's Encycl. Dict. 1904 F. Lynde Grafters i. 11 They..presently found themselves in the thick of the crowd of debarking ralliers. |
▪ II. rallier, n.2 Now rare.
(ˈrælɪə(r))
[f. rally v.2 + -er1.]
One who banters.
| 1678 Butler Hud. iii. i. 759 Ralliers in their Wit or Drink. 1719 Freethinker No. 131 ¶4 A noted Rallier generally delights in galling the inoffensive. 1732 Swift Beasts Conf. Pref., The Wits, the ralliers, the smart fellows. |
▪ III. † ˈrallier, v. Obs. rare—1.
[a. F. rallier: cf. rally v.1]
trans. To rally.
| 1619 T. Milles tr. Mexia's Treas. Anc. & Mod. T. II. 564/1 Lysias ralliered together his scattered troopes. |