Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who lays tiles.
- noun The doorkeeper of a Masonic or other fraternal society's lodge.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A cat which makes music on the roofs (or tiles) at night.
- noun A maker of tiles.
- noun One who lays tiles, or whose occupation is to cover buildings with tiles.
- noun A tile-kiln.
- noun In freemasonry, the doorkeeper of a lodge. Also
tyler . Comparetile .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A doorkeeper or attendant at a lodge of Freemasons.
- noun A man whose occupation is to cover buildings with tiles.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person who
sets tile . - noun A
doorkeeper orattendant at alodge ofFreemasons .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a worker who lays tile
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Examples
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Hellier also meant tiler, for the famous Wat is described as tiler, tegheler, and hellier.
The Romance of Names Ernest Weekley 1909
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What a shame, I really wanted to watch this "tiler". mchops lol tiler.
Entertainment Tonight Previews Iron Man 2 Trailer | /Film 2009
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a cousin there, Perrinet de Vouthon, by calling a tiler, and his son
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 Anatole France 1884
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Joe ran the tiler, a machine wherein a hot iron was hooked on a steel string which furnished the pressure.
Chapter 17 2010
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The money you save on the used tub can go to a tiler to slap tile all around the join to the wall.
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"We got the roof tiler round and he was astounded," said Martine Comette.
Meteorite Strikes Paris Home www.newser.com 2011
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Just like being a doctor or entrepreneur or tiler, becoming famous takes a few things; for the sake of argument, let's call those talent, training, tutelage, practice, birth or upbringing and a lucky break moment.
Vanessa Richmond: Willow Smith and America's Dirty Little Fame Secret Vanessa Richmond 2010
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"We got the roof tiler round and he was astounded," said Martine Comette.
Meteorite Strikes Paris Home www.newser.com 2011
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Just like being a doctor or entrepreneur or tiler, becoming famous takes a few things; for the sake of argument, let's call those talent, training, tutelage, practice, birth or upbringing and a lucky break moment.
Vanessa Richmond: Willow Smith and America's Dirty Little Fame Secret Vanessa Richmond 2010
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Sithole, a 20-year-old tiler who has been at the church for four months, called on South Africa to send in troops to topple Mugabe.
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