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tilter

9.9

A person who fights on horseback with a lance in a medieval tournament

noun
/ˈtɪltər/

Archaic

: caballero

Each tilter wore a suit of armor designed for the tournament.

Examples

The medieval tilter prepared his lance before riding into the arena.
The tilter charged at his opponent with great speed.
As a skilled tilter, he was celebrated throughout the kingdom for his bravery.
Many tilters participated in the grand tournament last summer.
The tilter charged forward, aiming to unseat his opponent in the jousting competition.
During the tournament, the skilled tilter earned the admiration of the crowd for his bravery.
As a renowned tilter, she trained daily to improve her lance technique for the upcoming joust.

Synonyms

jouster

vstilter

1 9.9

A person who fights on horseback with a lance in medieval tournaments

is broader and covers participation in a tilt or similar contests

How Skilled

champion

1 3.5

veteran

153 4.1

tilter

Archaic

9.9

amateur

122 2.8

novice

46 3.4

Surface Forms

tilter singular

tilters plural

Morphology

tilter = tilt (semi-transparent) = tilt + er

Formally 'tilt' + '-er' is a regular agent formation, but the jousting sense of 'tilt' is specialized/archaic and may not be known to average learners.

Etymology

Tilter comes from the verb tilt 'to fight in a joust' plus the ending -er 'one who does something', so a tilter is a person who takes part in a medieval tilt or joust.