hellier

noun

1. One who heles or covers; hence, a tiler, slater, or thatcher.

   obsolete

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

Where it comes from

From Middle English heliere, helyare, helyer, hillyer, equivalent to hele (“to conceal, hide; to cover”) + -ier.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry hellier (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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