Tilter
/ˈtɪltər/noun
A person or thing that tilts, especially a jouster in a tilt or someone who tips something at an angle.
Did you know?The word is historically linked to the old name for jousting in a fenced arena, so the modern word still carries the echo of armored combat and controlled violence.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*tiltōną
“to incline, lean, or tip”
Old English
OE
tyltan
“to turn on edge or make sloping”
Middle English
ME
tilten
“to tilt, incline, or joust”
14th Century
English
tilter
“a person who tilts; especially a jouster”
Modern English
English
tilter
“one who tilts or tips something; a jouster in historical contexts”