Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of northeast Texas east-southeast of Dallas. Founded in the mid-1800s, it is noted for its rose-growing industry.
  • Royall,American jurist and writer whose play The Contrast (1787) was the first American comedy to be staged professionally.
  • John,The tenth president of the United States (1841–1845), who succeeded to office after the death of President William Henry Harrison. His administration was marked by the annexation of Texas (1845).

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An obsolete or archaic form of tiler.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun See 2d tiler.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • proper noun An occupational surname for a tiler.
  • proper noun A male given name transferred from the surname.
  • proper noun A female given name used since the 1980s. (Much less common than the male name)

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun elected vice president and became the 10th President of the United States when Harrison died (1790-1862)
  • noun a town in northeast Texas

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Examples

  • TYLER PERRY’S MEET THE BROWNS was written and directed by Tyler, and produced by Reuben Cannon.

    Tropic Thunder Not Being Cut 2008

  • Later in his term Tyler vetoed two tariff bills, but finally approved a third, known as the Tariff of 1842.

    A Brief History of the United States John Bach McMaster 1892

  • The name "Tyler Dean Sexton" is etched in the center.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • She noticed him at the same moment, and turned to look at him with an expression Tyler couldn’t fathom.

    Betrayed! Patricia Calvert 2002

  • She noticed him at the same moment, and turned to look at him with an expression Tyler couldn’t fathom.

    Betrayed! Patricia Calvert 2002

  • She noticed him at the same moment, and turned to look at him with an expression Tyler couldn’t fathom.

    Betrayed! Patricia Calvert 2002

  • Apple Inc. is challenging Friday's verdict from the federal court in Tyler, Texas, saying the court has not yet looked at some of its counterclaims.

    Apple Ordered To Pay $625 Million In Cover Flow Patent Suit The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • In addition, he has a couple of tight ends who can catch in Tyler Urban and Will Johnson and there's a chance to see more of RB Noel Devine and his explosiveness in the passing game.

    Around the BigEast Conference 2010

  • KG - you know very well that Tyler is not allowed to consume rye. in any situation.

    It makes me a jolly good fellow Tyler 2009

  • Last Friday, the jury in Tyler, Texas, found that Apple infringed on three patents held by Mirror Worlds LLC, a company founded by Yale University computer science professor David Gelernter to commercialize his ideas.

    Apple Ordered To Pay $625 Million In Cover Flow Patent Suit Catharine Smith 2010

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