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pantiler

pantiler noun: a preaching Dissenter.

Noun

pantiler (plural pantilers)

  1. (UK, obsolete, slang) A preaching Dissenter.

Forms of pantiler

pluralpantilers

Origin of pantiler

From pantile + -er. Hotten suggests a derivation from the slang pantile (“hat”), because of the distinctive sugar-loaf hats worn by Puritans, or the habit of Quakers and many Dissenters of not removing their hats in a place of worship; or else from pantile (“type of roof tile”) with which the meeting-houses of Dissenters were usually covered.

Questions about pantiler

What does pantiler mean?
Pantiler means a preaching Dissenter.
What part of speech is pantiler?
Pantiler is a noun.
What is the plural of pantiler?
The plural of pantiler is pantilers.

Words near pantiler in the dictionary

  1. pantihoses
  2. pantile
  3. pantile shop
  4. pantile shops
  5. pantiled
  6. pantiler
  7. pantilers
  8. pantiles
  9. pantiless
  10. pantilettes
  11. pantiliner

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