tilter

A noun referring to a person who participates in a tilt or joust, or a device used to empty a cask by tilting it without disturbing the sediment.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das eine Person bezeichnet, die an einem Turnier oder Ritterkampf teilnimmt, oder ein Gerät, das ein Fass durch Kippen entleert, ohne das Sediment aufzuwirbeln.

1. Jousting participant C1 formal sport

   A person who takes part in a tilt or joust, typically as a knight on horseback.

   • The tilter mounted his horse and prepared for the joust.
   • Each tilter carried a long lance into the arena.
   • The crowd cheered as the tilter unhorsed his opponent.

   🇩🇪Turnierteilnehmer

2. Cask-tilting device C1 formal technical

   A mechanical device used to empty a cask by tilting it, allowing the liquid to pour out without disturbing the sediment at the bottom.

   • The brewer used a tilter to decant the ale without stirring up the dregs.
   • A tilter is essential for drawing clear wine from a barrel.
   • The old cellar had a wooden tilter for the casks.

   🇩🇪Fasskippvorrichtung

   Synonyme: tippertippler

• tilters plural form
• tilters' possessive plural form
• tilter's possessive singular form