one who tills; a husbandman; a cultivator; a plowman.-a shoot of a plant, springing from the root or bottom of the original stalk; a sucker.-a sprout or young tree that springs from a root or stump.-a young timber tree.-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.-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.-the stalk, or handle, of a crossbow; also, sometimes, the bow itself.-the handle of anything.-a small drawer; a till.