1. (

• tiller

) a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass ;

2. (

• tiller

) someone who tills land (prepares the soil for the planting of crops) ;

3. (

• tiller

) lever used to turn the rudder on a boat ;

4. (

• cultivator ,
• tiller ,

) a farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture) ;

1. (

• stool ,
• tiller

) grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers ;