different between quiller vs queller

English

Etymology

quill +? -er

Noun

quiller (plural quillers)

1. One who creates decorative designs from thin strips of curled paper.
   • 1999, Malinda Johnston, Paper quilling: beautiful paper filigree to make in a weekend (page 6)

     Some quillers make small wooden stands resembling trees, with horizontal "branches" over which they hang the strips.

Related terms

• quilling

English

Etymology

From Middle English queller, quellere, quellare, from Old English cwellere; equivalent to quell +? -er.

Noun

queller (plural quellers)

1. One who quells; one who overpowers or subdues.
2. A killer.

   Jack the Giant-Queller

Middle English

Alternative forms

• quellare, quellere, cwellere

Etymology

From Old English cwellere; equivalent to quellen +? -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kw?l?r(?)/

Noun

queller (plural quellers)

1. One entrusted with the duty of execution or torturing; a hangman.
2. (rare) A killer or murderer; one who illegally kills.

Descendants

• English: queller

References

• “queller(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-12.