spurrer

[Eng.spur, v.; -er.] 1. Lit .: One who spurs; one who uses spurs. 2. Fig .: One who or that which spurs, incites, or urges on; a stimulus, an instigator. spür-rey, s. [O. Fr. spurrie; Ger.spark, spergel, spörgel; Mod. Lat. spergula.] Bot.: The genus Spergula (q. v.).