Hillers

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Persons who cultivate or work on elevated land; individuals who incline or raise something upward; those who are enthusiastic supporters or promoters of a cause
2. People engaged in farming or gardening on sloped terrain; actors who cause an object or situation to tilt upwards; advocates or champions fervently backing an idea
3. Those who labor on hills for agriculture; agents that elevate or boost something physically or metaphorically; followers who strongly endorse or uplift a particular effort or movement

Etymology: "Hillers" is the plural of "hiller," a noun meaning a hill farm worker. The word is built from "hill," an Old English noun for an elevation of land, plus the suffix "-er," which marks a person connected with or working at something. So a "hiller" is someone whose livelihood is tied to the hills, and the plural simply names more than one such worker.

Synonyms: farmers, gardeners