Definition of tailer Tailer

tail•er

We found 9 definitions of tailer from 2 different sources.

What does tailer mean?

Wiktionary

tailer (Noun)
One who follows or tails surreptitiously, as an investigator.
tailer (Noun)
A worker on a yacht, responsible for furling and setting the sails.
tailer (Noun)
A large noose with a long handle intended to secure a fish's tail.
tailer (Noun)
A fish bottom-feeding in shallow water with its tail out of the water.

Part of speech

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tailer, adjective, comparative of tail.

WordNet

Noun Plural: tails
tail - the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
		appendage, outgrowth, process a part that is joined to something larger
		craniate, vertebrate animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
		rattle loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail
		brush contact with something dangerous or undesirable; "I had a brush with danger on my way to work"; "he tried to avoid any brushes with the police"
		bobtail, bob, dock a short or shortened tail of certain animals
		caudal appendage tail especially of a mammal posterior to and above the anus
		uropygium posterior part of a bird's body from which the tail feathers grow
		oxtail the skinned tail of cattle; used especially for soups
		fluke parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host
		scut a short erect tail
		flag a conspicuously marked or shaped tail
tail - the rear part of an aircraft
		tail assembly, empennage
		rear, back the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph"
		fuselage the central body of an airplane that is designed to accommodate the crew and passengers (or cargo)
		horizontal tail the horizontal stabilizer and elevator in the tail assembly of an aircraft
		stabilizer a device for making something stable
tail - a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
		shadow, shadower
		follower a person who accepts the leadership of another
		spy (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
tail - (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head
		verso, reverse left-hand page
		coin a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money
		plural, plural form the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
tail - any projection that resembles the tail of an animal
		tail end
tail - the rear part of a ship
		stern, after part, quarter, poop
		rear, back the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph"
		ship a vessel that carries passengers or freight
		escutcheon a shield; especially one displaying a coat of arms
tail - the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
		buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass
		body part any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
		torso, trunk, body the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"
tail - the time of the last part of something; "the fag end of this crisis-ridden century"; "the tail of the storm"
		fag end, tail end
Verb tails, tailing, tailed
tail - remove the stalk of fruits or berries
		pinch, top irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear; "smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth"; "the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back"
tail - go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"
		chase, chase after, trail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, track
		pursue, follow follow in or as if in pursuit; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life"
		tag along go along with, often uninvited; "my younger brother often tagged along when I went out with my friends"
		chase away, drive away, drive off, dispel, drive out, turn back, run off force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers"
		tree stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree
		quest seek alms, as for religious purposes
		hound, hunt, trace pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him"
		run down injure or kill by running over, as with a vehicle
tail - remove or shorten the tail of an animal
		dock, bob
		cut grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"

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Wiktionary

tail (Noun)
The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to its posterior and near the anus.
tail (Noun)
The tail-end of an object, e. g. the rear of an aircraft's fuselage, containing the tailfin.
tail (Noun)
An object or part thereof resembling a tail in shape, such as the thongs on a cat-o'-nine-tails or other multi-tail whip.
tail (Noun)
The rear structure of an aircraft, the empennage.
tail (Noun)
Specifically, the visible stream of dust and gases blown from a comet by the solar wind .
tail (Noun)
The latter part of a time period or event, or collectively persons or objects represented in this part.
tail (Noun)
The part of a distribution most distant from the mode; as, a long tail .
tail (Noun)
One who surreptitiously follows another.
tail (Noun)
The last four or five batsmen in the batting order , usually specialist bowlers.
tail (Noun)
The lower loop of the letters in the Roman alphabet , as in g, q or y.
tail (Noun)
The side of a coin not bearing the head; normally the side on which the monetary value of the coin is indicated; the reverse.
tail (Noun)
All the last terms of a sequence, from some term on.
tail (Noun)
The buttocks or backside.
tail (Noun)
The male member of a person or animal.
tail (Noun)
sexual Sexual intercourse .
tail (Noun)
The stern; the back of the kayak.
tail (Noun)
Limitation of inheritance to certain heirs.
tail (Verb)
To surreptitiously follow and observe.
tail (Verb)
To hold by the end; said of a timber when it rests upon a wall or other support; with in or into.
tail (Verb)
To swing with the stern in a certain direction; said of a vessel at anchor.
tail (Adjective)
Limited.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

tail (n.)
Limitation; abridgment.
tail (a.)
Limited; abridged; reduced; curtailed; as, estate tail.
tail (n.)
The terminal, and usually flexible, posterior appendage of an animal.
tail (n.)
Any long, flexible terminal appendage; whatever resembles, in shape or position, the tail of an animal, as a catkin.
tail (n.)
Hence, the back, last, lower, or inferior part of anything, -- as opposed to the head, or the superior part.
tail (n.)
A train or company of attendants; a retinue.
tail (n.)
The side of a coin opposite to that which bears the head, effigy, or date; the reverse; -- rarely used except in the expression "heads or tails," employed when a coin is thrown up for the purpose of deciding some point by its fall.
tail (n.)
The distal tendon of a muscle.
tail (n.)
A downy or feathery appendage to certain achenes. It is formed of the permanent elongated style.
tail (n.)
A portion of an incision, at its beginning or end, which does not go through the whole thickness of the skin, and is more painful than a complete incision; -- called also tailing.
tail (n.)
One of the strips at the end of a bandage formed by splitting the bandage one or more times.
tail (n.)
A rope spliced to the strap of a block, by which it may be lashed to anything.
tail (n.)
The part of a note which runs perpendicularly upward or downward from the head; the stem.
tail (n.)
Same as Tailing, 4.
tail (n.)
The bottom or lower portion of a member or part, as a slate or tile.
tail (n.)
See Tailing, n., 5.
tail (v. t.)
To follow or hang to, like a tail; to be attached closely to, as that which can not be evaded.
tail (v. t.)
To pull or draw by the tail.
tail (v. i.)
To hold by the end; -- said of a timber when it rests upon a wall or other support; -- with in or into.
tail (v. i.)
To swing with the stern in a certain direction; -- said of a vessel at anchor; as, this vessel tails down stream.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

tail
The appendage of an animal that is attached to its posterior and near the anus.
tail
The fleshy part of the human body that one sits on.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

tail
tāl, n. the posterior extremity of an animal, its caudal appendage: anything resembling a tail in appearance, position, &c.: the back, lower, or hinder part of anything: a retinue, suite: a queue or body of persons in single file: anything long and hanging, as a catkin, train of a comet, long curl of hair, &c.: in Turkey, a horse-tail, formerly carried before a pasha as an emblem of relative rank.—n. Tail′-board, the board at the hinder end of a cart or wagon, which can be let down or removed, for convenience in unloading.—adj. Tailed, having a tail of a specified kind.—ns. Tail′-end, the hind part of any animal, the tip of the tail: the end or finish of anything, the fag-end: (pl.) inferior corn sorted out from that of better quality; Tail′-feath′er, one of the rectrices or rudder-feathers of a bird's tail; Tail′-gate, the aft or lower gate of a canal lock.—n.pl. Tail′ings, refuse, dregs.—adj. Tail′less, having no tail.—ns. Tail′piece, a piece at the tail or end, esp. of a series, as of engravings; Tail′pipe, the suction pipe in a pump.—v.t. to fasten something to the tail of, as a dog, to fix something to one by way of joke.—ns. Tail′race, the channel in which water runs away below a mill-wheel; Tail′rope, in coal-mining, a rope extending from the hind part of a car or kibble in a slightly inclined passage, by means of which the empties are drawn 'inby,' while the loaded cars are drawn 'outby.'—Lay, or Put, salt on the tail of (see Salt); Make neither head nor tail of anything (see Head); Turn tail, to run away, to shirk a combat; Twist the lion's tail (U.S.), to goad or insult the pacific and long-suffering British public feeling for political purposes in America; With the tail between the legs, in a cowardly way, after the manner of a beaten cur when he sneaks away. [A.S. tægel; Ger. zagel; Goth. tagl, hair.]
tail
tāl, n. (law) the term applied to an estate which is cut off or limited to certain heirs.—ns. Tail′āge, Tall′āge. [Fr. taille, cutting. Cf. Entail.]

Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️

tail
a name given by sailors to the extremities of a hurricane, wherein the violence is considerably exhausted.

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

tail
A rope spliced into the strop or round of any block, leaving a long end for making fast to rigging, spars, &c.--To tail on to a bank. To be aground abaft only.--To tail up or down a stream. When at anchor in a river, is as a ship's stern swings.