Added 9 October 2026
tier
/ˈtaɪ.ə/ noun
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about tier at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
noun
- A row or range, especially one at a higher or lower level than another.
-
A rank or grade; a stratum.
Stoke City were playing in the second tier of English football before being promoted to the Premier League.
- A (typically forested) range of hills or mountains, especially in South Australia or Tasmania; a mountain. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
verb
- To arrange in layers.
- To cascade in an overlapping sequence.
- To move (data) from one storage medium to another as an optimization, based on how frequently it is accessed.
Origin
From tie + -er.
From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)