TILTER

tilter

(noun) a device for emptying a cask by tilting it without disturbing the dregs

tilter

(noun) someone who engages in a tilt or joust

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

tilter (plural tilters)

One who tilts, or jousts.

One who fights.

One who operates a tilt hammer.

Anagrams

• litter, retilt, titler

Source: Wiktionary


Tilt"er, n.

1. One who tilts, or jousts; hence, one who fights. Let me alone to match your tilter. Glanville.

2. One who operates a tilt hammer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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