tiler

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noun

A person who sets tiles.

OriginMiddle English tiler ← Old English *tiglere →
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Meanings

tiler1

nountiler (plural tilers)

plural tilers

  1. A person who sets tiles.
  2. FreemasonryA doorkeeper or attendant at a lodge of Freemasons.

Tiler2

proper nounTiler (plural Tilers)

plural Tilers

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Old English*tiglere
  2. Middle Englishtiler
  3. Englishtiler

Inherited from Middle English tiler, tilar, tilere, tylere, tighelar, tyghelere, tygelere, probably from Old English *tiglere, *tigelere (“one who lays tile, tiler”), equivalent to tile + -er.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 瓦工
  • 瓦工 (wǎgōng)person who sets tiles
Czech dlaždič, dlaždička
  • dlaždičperson who sets tiles
  • dlaždičkaperson who sets tiles
  • obkladačperson who sets tiles
Danish fliselægger
  • fliselæggerperson who sets tiles
Dutch tegelzetter
  • tegelzetterperson who sets tiles
Finnish laatoittaja
  • laatoittajaperson who sets tiles
French carreleur, carreleuse
  • carreleurperson who sets tiles
  • carreleuseperson who sets tiles
German Fliesenleger, Fliesenlegerin
  • Fliesenlegerperson who sets tiles
  • Fliesenlegerinperson who sets tiles
  • Fliesenverlegerperson who sets tiles
  • Fliesenverlegerinperson who sets tiles
Greek πλακάς
  • πλακάς (plakás)person who sets tiles
Icelandic flísalagningamaður
  • flísalagningamaðurperson who sets tiles
Italian piastrellista
  • piastrellistaperson who sets tiles
Norwegian Bokmål fliselegger, flislegger
  • fliseleggerperson who sets tiles
  • flisleggerperson who sets tiles
Polish fliziarz, glazurnik
  • fliziarzperson who sets tiles
  • glazurnikperson who sets tiles
  • kafelkarzperson who sets tiles
  • płytkarzperson who sets tiles
  • terakociarzperson who sets tiles
Romanian țiglar
  • țiglarperson who sets tiles
Russian пли́точник
  • пли́точник (plítočnik)person who sets tiles
Spanish embaldosador m embaldosadora, solador
  • embaldosador m embaldosadoraperson who sets tiles
  • soladorperson who sets tiles
  • soladoraperson who sets tiles
Swedish taktäckare, plattsättare
  • taktäckareperson who sets tiles
  • plattsättareperson who sets tiles
  • tegeltäckareperson who sets tiles
Turkish çatı ustası, döşemeci
  • çatı ustasıperson who sets tiles
  • döşemeciperson who sets tiles
  • döşeme ustasıperson who sets tiles
  • fayansçıperson who sets tiles
  • kiremitçiperson who sets tiles
Welsh töwr, teilsiwr
  • töwrperson who sets tiles
  • teilsiwrperson who sets tiles

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

litretriel
Cite this entry
APA

tiler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tiler

MLA

“tiler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tiler. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tiler,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tiler.

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