n.

One that tills land: a tiller of soil.

til·ler² (tĭl'ər)
n. Nautical.

A lever used to turn a rudder and steer a boat.

[Middle English tiler, stock of a crossbow, from Old French telier, from Medieval Latin tēlārium, weaver's beam, from Latin tēla, web, weaver's beam.]

til·ler³ (tĭl'ər)
n.

A shoot, especially one that sprouts from the base of a grass.

intr.v., -lered, -ler·ing, -lers.

To send forth shoots from the base. Used of a grass.

[Middle English *tiller, from Old English telgor.]

n. a horizontal bar fitted to the head of a boat's rudder post and used for steering.

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The noun has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass

Meaning #2: someone who tills land (prepares the soil for the planting of crops)

Meaning #3: lever used to turn the rudder on a boat

Meaning #4: a farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture)
  Synonym: cultivator

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The verb tiller has one meaning:

Meaning #1: grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers
  Synonym: stool

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - rorpind

2.
n. - rodskud
v. intr. - skyde rodskud

3.
n. - grubbe

Nederlands (Dutch)
roer(pen)

Français (French)
1.
n. - (Naut) barre

2.
n. - (Hort) pousse
v. intr. - pousser (une plante)

3.
n. - (Hort) motoculteur

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Ruderpinne

2.
n. - Schößling
v. - Schößlinge treiben

3.
n. - Pflüger

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αγρότης, καλλιεργητής (κν. ζευγάς), (ναυτ.) δοιάκι, λαγουδέρα

Italiano (Italian)
barra, coltivatore, agricoltore

Português (Portuguese)
n. - lavrador (m), agricultor (m), rebento (m)

Русский (Russian)
(мор.) румпель, (тез.) рукоятка, рычаг, земледелец, фермер, землеобрабатывающее орудие, (амер.) культиватор, окучник, отросток (от корня), побеги, молодое деревце

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - caña del timón

2.
n. - retoño
v. intr. - retoñar

3.
n. - labrador, arado

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - jordbrukare, jordbruksarbetare (litt.), rorpinne, rorkult (sjö), rotskott, telning

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
1. 耕作者, 农夫, 耕作机

2. 舵柄

3. 分蘖, 长出分蘖

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 分櫱
v. intr. - 長出分櫱

2.
n. - 耕作者, 農夫, 耕作機

3.
n. - 舵柄

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 키 손잡이

2.
n. - 어린 나무, 새싹, 곁눈
v. intr. - 새싹이 나오다

3.
n. - 경작자, 농부, 경운기

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 舵の柄, 耕作する人, 農夫

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الفلاح, ألحارث‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ידית-ההגה (בסירה)‬
n. - ‮נצר הצומח מתחתית הגבעול, בעיקר של דגן‬
v. intr. - ‮פיתח נצרים (צמח)‬
n. - ‮משדדה, איכר, עובד-אדמה‬

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tiller	Tiller And Edger
Garden Tiller	Tiller Rear Tine