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tailer (iou)



tailer noun. M19.
[from TAIL verb2 + -ER1.]
A person who tails something; spec. a follower, a hanger-on. Now rare or obsolete. M19.
Angling.
a. A fish that tails. L19.
b. A device with a metal loop used for landing large fish by the tail. M20.
A person who follows, drives, or tends sheep or cattle. Also, a straggling animal. Austral. L19.
Comb.: tailer-out Austral. & NZ a person who guides timber coming off a saw.