† pantilern.
Obsolete.
1. derogatory. A member of a Nonconformist congregation. Cf. pantile n. 2. historical in later use.
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1825 Bell’s Life in London 17 Apr. 124/3 Anti-Catholic Meetings are taking place in various parts of the kingdom, principally among that liberal race of pantilers, the Methodists.
1846 Punch 1 Aug. 44/2 Gie un the cut o' the jib of a sart o' pantiler like.
1851 Times 21 Nov. 3/1 I am not a pantiler, or a Mawworm.
1889 A. H. Drysdale Hist. Presbyter. Eng. 443 Their frequenters were in some localities nick-named ‘Pantilers’.
2. humorous. A person who creeps about on roofs.Apparently an isolated use.
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1842 Bentley's Misc. 11 460 (title of poem) Paddy the Pantiler.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online September 2019).
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