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taler¹

Where it comes from

From Middle English taler, equivalent to tale + -er.

noun talers

  1. archaic A talker; a teller Earth writes from the point of view of " 'Baylor' the Taler of Behler the Failer" who tells Scheherazade's story (to Death, her "familiar stranger") of Somebody's last voyage.

taler²

  • /ˈtɑlɚ/ US
  • /ˈtɑːlə/ UK

Rhymes with -ɑːlə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From German Taler, (older) Thaler. Doublet of dollar and tolar.

noun talers · taler · thaler

  1. historical A Germanic unit of currency used between the 15th and 19th centuries. The atmosphere immediately grew tense, as a number of these prints had not been seen in the art market since 1850, at the time when August II of Saxony was buying in these treasures for his Dresden cabinet at prices ranging from 30 to 50 German taler (about 75 cents in our money).

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@misc{taler_2026,
  title = {taler},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/taler},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}