tilter

1 of 2

noun

tilt·​er

ˈtiltə(r)

plural -s

1

: one that tilts: such as

a

: jouster

b

: a workman who operates a helve hammer

c

: a workman who tilts out coal

d

: a contrivance for emptying something (as a barrel or carboy) by tilting

e

: a contrivance for varying the pitch of something (as the slats of a venetian blind)

f

: tilt sense 6

2

a

: spotted sandpiper

b

: solitary sandpiper

c

: avocet

tilter

2 of 2

intransitive verb

"

-ed/-ing/-s

: to swing up and down : seesaw, teeter

Word History

Etymology

Noun

tilt entry 1 + -er

Intransitive verb

frequentative of tilt entry 1

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Rhymes for tilter

• filter
• kilter
• quilter