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tyler

/ˈtaɪ.lə/US/ˈtaɪ.lɚ/

tyler is the archaic form of tiler.

Meaning of tiler

Noun

tiler (plural tilers)

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

See all 3 meanings of tiler

Proper noun capitalized: Tyler

Tyler (countable and uncountable, plural Tylers)

  1. An English surname originating as an occupation for a tiler.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
    • However, the whippet-like appearance of most Tyler Corp. executives suggests what McKinney really wants is a spring-legged crew that can run its competitors into the ground. - - - It's no coincidence, either, that his seven-year-old son is named Tyler.1930, Henry Robinson Luce, Fortune, Time, inc
    • "Yeah, I guess. I'm part Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth - on paper."
      Zermatt sucked his teeth, still dubious. "I thought Cobb was Tyrus."
      "Sounded too foreign for my mom or something. And there was some Scottish rebel named Tyler - maybe a cousin, so they compromised. It's kind of presidential, too, I...1977, Peter Tauber, The Last Best Hope, →ISBN, page 78
  3. (uncommon relative to the male given name) A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1980s and later usage.
  4. An unincorporated community in Gilchrist County, Florida.
  5. A city in Lincoln County, Minnesota; named for land agent and newspaper editor C. B. Tyler.
  6. An unincorporated community in Pemiscot County, Missouri; named for lumber businessman H. A. Tyler.
  7. A city, the county seat of Smith County, Texas; named for John Tyler, 10th president of the United States.
  8. An unincorporated community in Spokane County, Washington.
  9. A ghost town in Madera County, California.

Forms of tyler

Noun
pluraltylers
Proper noun
pluralTylers
alternative formTylor
alternative formTiler
alternative formTylar

Origin of tyler

From Middle English Tyler, Tylere, Tygler, Tygheler, Tyghelere, Tyghelare, Tygelere, from Middle English tiler, tylere, tylare, tylier (“tiler”).

Words formed from tyler

Questions about tyler

What does tyler mean?
Tyler means an English surname originating as an occupation for a tiler.
What is tyler the archaic form of?
Tyler is the archaic form of tiler.
What part of speech is tyler?
Tyler is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce tyler?
Tyler is pronounced /ˈtaɪ.lə/ (UK).

Words near tyler in the dictionary

  1. tyledoside
  2. tylenchid
  3. tylenchids
  4. tylenol
  5. tylenols
  6. tyler
  7. Tyler County
  8. Tyler Hill
  9. Tylerism
  10. Tylerisms
  11. Tylerite

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: tyler (page history and authors); Tyler (page history and authors); tiler (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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