hellier

English

Alternative forms

• heler

Etymology

hele (“to conceal, hide”) +‎ -ier

Noun

hellier (plural helliers)

1. (obsolete) One who heles or covers; hence, a tiler, slater, or thatcher.
   • a. 1655, James Ussher, An Answer to a Challenge made by a Jesuit in Ireland:

     he that covereth the house with tile or slate, is from thence commonly called a hellier

References

• “hellier”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.