tyler
/ˈtaɪ.lə/US/ˈtaɪ.lɚ/
tyler is the archaic form of tiler.
Meaning of tiler
Noun
tiler (plural tilers)
- A person who sets tiles.
- A doorkeeper or attendant at a lodge of Freemasons.
Proper noun capitalized: Tyler
Tyler (countable and uncountable, plural Tylers)
- An English surname originating as an occupation for a tiler.
- 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
- A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1980s and later usage.
- An unincorporated community in Gilchrist County, Florida.
- A city in Lincoln County, Minnesota; named for land agent and newspaper editor C. B. Tyler.
- An unincorporated community in Pemiscot County, Missouri; named for lumber businessman H. A. Tyler.
- A city, the county seat of Smith County, Texas; named for John Tyler, 10th president of the United States.
- An unincorporated community in Spokane County, Washington.
- A ghost town in Madera County, California.
Forms of tyler
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | tylers |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Tylers |
| alternative form | Tylor |
| alternative form | Tiler |
| alternative form | Tylar |
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
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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