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titler|ˈtaɪtlə(r)| Also 6–7 tytler, 7 titeler. [app. f. title n. + -er1.] †1. One who claims or asserts a legal title. Obs.
1594Parsons Confer. Success. ii. Pref. Q iv b, His meaning was..to lay down sincerly what..might iustly be alleaged in fauour or disfauour of euery tytler. 1599Daniel Musophilus xix, Leuell'd with th' earth, left to forgetfulnesse; Whilst titlers their pretended rights decide. 1613Daniel Hist. Eng. (1626) 169 John Comyn his cousen German being a Titeler himself. 1634Two Noble Kinsmen v. iii. 83 The two bold Tytlers, at this instant are Hand to hand at it. 2. Trade name for a truncated cone of refined sugar.
1858Simmonds Dict. Trade, Titlers, a description of refined sugar. 1859Times 24 Oct. 9/4 Conical loaves of sugar called titlers. 1891Ibid. 9 Oct. 9/3 Titlers, 18s. 9d.; crushed f.o.b., barrels, 20s.
Add:3. a. A person who writes titles, esp. on film or slides. Now rare. b. A device for providing film, video recordings, etc., with captions or titles.
1921Dict. Occup. Terms (1927) §527 Titler, paints in titles at foot of lantern slide or photographic negative with small retouching brush and opaque quickdrying paint. 1928Daily Express 20 Feb. 13/3 The work of C. Gardner Sullivan as editor and titler [for the film Sadie Thompson]. 1933Amer. Cinematographer XIV. 320/2 (Advt.), The handy Victor pocket titler permits making titles anywhere, right in between shots. 1949L. F. Minter How to title Amateur Films 45 The first essentials of good photography are that the title is correctly centred and straight. The titler is designed to assist in this. 1961in Webster s.v., A device for holding a motion-picture camera and in front of it an easel or frame in which can be placed a card bearing a title. 1978J. R. Willshire tr. Ney's How to shoot Home Movies 178 Since modern cinecameras are equipped with an excellent viewfinder, the era of the titler is almost past. 1990Video Maker May 34/2 The titler is a digital frame store, with three pages of memory. |