Tiller \Till"er\, n. [From Till, v. t.]

One who tills; a husbandman; a cultivator; a plowman.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Tiller \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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Tiller \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.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Tiller \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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)