Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) One who tills; a husbandman; a cultivator; a plowman. 2. (n.) A shoot of a plant, springing from the root or bottom of the original stalk; a sucker. 3. (n.) A sprout or young tree that springs from a root or stump. 4. (n.) A young timber tree. 5. (v. i.) 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 tilling. 6. (n.) 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. 7. (n.) The stalk, or handle, of a crossbow; also, sometimes, the bow itself. 8. (n.) The handle of anything. 9. (n.) A small drawer; a till.

Multi-Version Concordance Tiller (3 Occurrences) Genesis 4:2 Again she gave birth, to Cain's brother Abel. Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS RSV) Genesis 9:20 Noah began to be a farmer, and planted a vineyard. (See RSV) Zechariah 13:5 but he will say,'I am no prophet, I am a tiller of the ground; for I have been made a bondservant from my youth.' (WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV)