A worker whose job is laying tiles — sticking them onto floors and walls, or fixing them onto a roof. It is a trade, like plumber or electrician: you hire a tiler, a tiler quotes you a price, a good tiler is booked out for months.

A worker whose job is laying tiles一種工作是鋪磁磚的工人 — sticking them onto floors and walls把磁磚黏在地板和牆壁上, or fixing them onto a roof或固定在屋頂上。It is a trade這是一種行業, like plumber or electrician就像水電工一樣: you hire a tiler你會請一位tiler, a tiler quotes you a pricetiler會給你報價, a good tiler is booked out for months厲害的tiler常常好幾個月的檔期都排滿了。

British and Australian English use the word constantly, because it is a recognised trade there with its own apprenticeships. American English says it too, but 'tile setter' or 'tile installer' is at least as common there.

British and Australian English use the word constantly英式和澳式英語一直都在用這個字, because it is a recognised trade there因為在那些地方這是個被正式認可的行業 with its own apprenticeships有自己的學徒制度。American English says it too美式英語也會這樣說, but 'tile setter' or 'tile installer' is at least as common there但在那裡tile setter或tile installer至少一樣常見。

In Taiwan you would say 貼磁磚的師傅, and 師傅 catches something the English word does not quite carry: the respect for hands-on skill.

In Taiwan you would say 貼磁磚的師傅在台灣會說「貼磁磚的師傅」, and 師傅 catches something the English word does not quite carry而「師傅」捕捉到英文沒有完全表達出來的東西: the respect for hands-on skill就是對手藝的那種敬重。

In older books you may meet 'tiler' with a capital T as an officer of a Masonic lodge — the one who guards the door. That is a separate, specialised use and not something you need.

In older books you may meet 'tiler' with a capital T在比較舊的書裡你可能會遇到大寫的Tiler, as an officer of a Masonic lodge指共濟會會所裡的一個職位 — the one who guards the door就是負責看門的人。That is a separate, specialised use那是另一個獨立、專門的用法, and not something you need不是你需要知道的。