Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tilter

2 senses of tilter

Sense 1
tilter -- (someone who engages in a tilt or joust)
       => rival, challenger, competitor, competition, contender -- (the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing")

Sense 2
tilter -- (a device for emptying a cask by tilting it without disturbing the dregs)
       => device -- (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water")