\Till"er\, n. [From {Till}, v. t.]
One who tills; a husbandman; a cultivator; a plowman.

\Till"er\, n. [AS. telgor a small branch. Cf. {Till} to
cultivate.]
1. (Bot.)
   (a) A shoot of a plant, springing from the root or bottom
       of the original stalk; a sucker.
   (b) A sprout or young tree that springs from a root or
       stump.
2. A young timber tree. [Prov. Eng.] --Evelyn.

\Till"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tillered}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Tillering}.]
To put forth new shoots from the root, or round the bottom of
the original stalk; as, wheat or rye tillers; some spread
plants by tillering. [Sometimes written {tillow}.]

\Till"er\, n. [From OE. tillen, tullen, to draw, pull;
probably fr. AS. tyllan in fortyllan to lead astray; or cf.
D. tillen to lift up. Cf. {Till} a drawer.]
1. (Naut.) A lever of wood or metal fitted to the rudder head
   and used for turning side to side in steering. In small
   boats hand power is used; in large vessels, the tiller is
   moved by means of mechanical appliances. See Illust. of
   {Rudder}. Cf. 2d {Helm}, 1.
2. The stalk, or handle, of a crossbow; also, sometimes, the
   bow itself. [Obs.]
         You can shoot in a tiller.            --Beau. & Fl.
3. The handle of anything. [Prov. Eng.]
4. A small drawer; a till. --Dryden.
{Tiller rope} (Naut.), a rope for turning a tiller. In a
   large vessel it forms the connection between the fore end
   of the tiller and the steering wheel.