hellier
noun
- a tiler or slater of roofs
Wiktionary
noun
Etymology: From Middle English heliere, helyare, helyer, hillyer, equivalent to hele (“to conceal, hide; to cover”) + -ier.
- One who heles or covers; hence, a tiler, slater, or thatcher.
“he that covereth the house with tile or slate, is from thence commonly called a hellier”