vailer

English

Etymology

vail +‎ -er

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈveɪlə(ɹ)/
  • Homophone: veiler

Noun

vailer (plural vailers)

  1. (obsolete) one who vails
    • 1614, Thomas Overbury, Characters
      if he finds not good ſtore of vailers , vailers, hee comes home ſtiffe and ſeer

References

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

Anagrams

Norman

Etymology

vaile (“sail”) +‎ -er

Verb

vailer

  1. (Jersey, nautical) to sail
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