tailer
English
noun
Definitions
- One who follows or tails surreptitiously, as an investigator.
- (nautical) A worker on a yacht, responsible for furling and setting the sails.
- (fishing) A large noose with a long handle intended to secure a fish's tail.
- (fishing) A fish bottom-feeding in shallow water with its tail out of the water.
Etymology
Suffix from English tail.
Origin
English
tail
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Tailgate English
- astrotail English
- bangtail English
- beavertail English
- betail English
- blacktail English
- bluetail English
- boattail English
- bobtail English
- brantail English
- bristletail English
- broadtail English
- bucktail English
- catstail English
- cattail English
- coattail English
- cottontail English
- cowtail English
- cross-tail English
- culvertail English
- de-tail English
- dovetail English
- drabble-tail English
- draggle-tail English
- ducktail English
- fantail English
- feathertail English
- filetail English
- firetail English
- fishtail English
- flagtail English
- flickertail English
- flufftail English
- forcepstail English
- forktail English
- foxtail English
- freetail English
- goldentail English
- goldtail English
- hairtail English
- hardtail English
- heliotail English
- hightail English
- hightail it English
- horntail English
- horsetail English
- jollytail English
- kicktail English
- longtail English
- looptail English
- lyretail English
- magnetotail English
- metaltail English
- mousetail English
- needletail English
- oxtail English
- pentail English
- pigtail English
- pintail English
- ploughtail English
- plowtail English
- pseudotail English
- quaketail English
- rattail English
- redtail English
- ring-tailed English
- ringtail English
- roostertail English
- roughtail English
- rubytail English
- scaletail English
- scissorstail English
- scissortail English
- sharptail English
- shavetail English
- sheartail English
- shieldtail English
- shirttail English
- shorttail English
- silktail English
- silvertail English
- singletail English
- spadetail English
- spatuletail English
- spiketail English
- spindletail English
- spinetail English
- sprigtail English
- springtail English
- squaretail English
- squirreltail English
- stifftail English
- streamertail English
- stubtail English
- swallowtail English
- swingletail English
- swingtail English
- swordtail English
- tagtail English
- tail English
- tail end English
- tail-pole English
- tail-shedding English
- tailable English
- tailache English
- tailback English
- tailbeat English
- tailblock English
- tailboard English
- tailbone English
- tailbud English
- tailcoat English
- tailcord English
- tailcuff English
- tailcup English
- taildragger English
- tailed English
- tailend English
- tailfan English
- tailfeather English
- tailfin English
- tailflip English
- tailflipping English
- tailgate English
- tailgroup English
- tailgut English
- tailhead English
- tailhole English
- tailhook English
- tailism English
- taillamp English
- tailless English
- taillight English
- taillike English
- tailmost English
- tailnumber English
- tailpiece English
- tailpin English
- tailpipe English
- tailplane English
- tailpole English
- tailrace English
- tailride English
- tailshield English
- tailsitter English
- tailslide English
- tailspin English
- tailspot English
- tailstand English
- tailstock English
- tailstrike English
- tailswing English
- tailward English
- tailwater English
- tailwheel English
- tailwhip English
- tapertail English
- tapetail English
- thistletail English
- thorntail English
- tripletail English
- trundletail English
- turntail English
- twintail English
- undertail English
- veiltail English
- wagtail English
- wedgetail English
- whiptail English
- white-tailed hawk English
- whitetail English
- yellowtail English
- tail Middle English
- teil Kriol
- tail
- tailed
- oxtail
- betail
- rattail
- bobtail
- wagtail
- tailgut
- tailpin
- tailend
- tailism
- tailcup
- redtail
- cattail
- pintail
- tailfan
- fantail
- pigtail
- tagtail
- de-tail
- foxtail
- tailbud
- pentail
- cowtail
- tailfin
- tailgate
- taillamp
- tailflip
- whiptail
- taillike
- brantail
- flagtail
- tailache
- hairtail
- tailwhip
- tailhook
- rubytail
- silktail
- tailbone
- forktail
- fishtail
- stubtail
- horntail
- Tailgate
- tapetail
- ducktail
- tailbeat
- veiltail
- bucktail
- tailcuff
- ringtail
- tailcoat
- tailhole
- tailcord
- turntail
- tailmost
- firetail
- tailhead
- freetail
- tailable
- bangtail
- coattail
- lyretail
- plowtail
- tailrace
- tailback
- boattail
- tailless
- goldtail
- dovetail
- looptail
- catstail
- tail end
- twintail
- kicktail
- hightail
- tailspot
- tailride
- hardtail
- tailward
- filetail
- tailspin
- longtail
- bluetail
- tailpipe
- tailpole
- tailblock
- flufftail
- broadtail
- spinetail
- metaltail
- tapertail
- sharptail
- quaketail
- sheartail
- shirttail
- horsetail
- spadetail
- blacktail
- shavetail
- undertail
- stifftail
- tailwheel
- jollytail
- swordtail
- shorttail
- heliotail
- tailswing
- tailstand
- mousetail
- wedgetail
- tailstock
- scaletail
- tailslide
- tailpiece
- spiketail
- whitetail
- tail-pole
- tailwater
- tailboard
- sprigtail
- tailgroup
- taillight
- roughtail
- tailplane
- thorntail
- swingtail
- astrotail
- shieldtail
- tailstrike
- yellowtail
- squaretail
- cottontail
- singletail
- tailshield
- beavertail
- pseudotail
- ploughtail
- tripletail
- goldentail
- culvertail
- tailsitter
- silvertail
- needletail
- cross-tail
- tailnumber
- springtail
- swallowtail
- spatuletail
- taildragger
- feathertail
- bristletail
- magnetotail
- hightail it
- tailfeather
- ring-tailed
- trundletail
- thistletail
- scissortail
- forcepstail
- spindletail
- roostertail
- swingletail
- flickertail
- drabble-tail
- draggle-tail
- streamertail
- squirreltail
- tailflipping
- scissorstail
- tail-shedding
- white-tailed hawk