different between vailer vs tailer

English

Etymology

vail +? -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ve?l?(?)/
• Homophone: veiler

Noun

vailer (plural vailers)

1. (obsolete) one who vails
   • 1614, Thomas Overbury, Characters

     if he finds not good ?tore of vailers , vailers, hee comes home ?tiffe and ?eer

References

vailer in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• Averil, Elvira, Levari

Norman

Etymology

vaile (“sail”) +? -er

Verb

vailer

1. (Jersey, nautical) to sail

English

Etymology

tail +? -er

Noun

tailer (plural tailers)

1. One who follows or tails surreptitiously, as an investigator.
2. (nautical) A worker on a yacht, responsible for furling and setting the sails.
3. (fishing) A large noose with a long handle intended to secure a fish's tail.
4. (fishing) A fish bottom-feeding in shallow water with its tail out of the water.

References

• Waldemar Karwowski, Neville A. Stanton, Human Factors and Ergonomics in Consumer Product Design: Uses and Applications

Anagrams

• Altier, airtel, aliter, iteral, lirate, retail, retial