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pantiler

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pan-til-er
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A preaching Dissenter.

British usage; Obsolete; Slang

Etymology

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.

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Usage

Inflected Forms

pantilers (plural)

Questions

What does pantiler mean?
A preaching Dissenter.
Where does pantiler come from?
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.

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