Tilden

American  

[til-duhn] / ˈtɪl dən /

noun

1. Samuel Jones, 1814–86, U.S. statesman.

2. William Tatem, Jr. 1893–1953, U.S. tennis player.

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Tilden British  

/ ˈtɪldən /

noun

1. Bill, full name William Tatem Tilden, known as Big Bill. 1893–1953, US tennis player: won the US singles championship (1920–25, 1929) and the British singles championship (1920–21, 1930)

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Example Sentences

Tilden Pierce of Plymouth, Mass., credited his diet of “Johnny cake and fat pork,” she wrote; he also thought bathing too frequently caused weakness.

From New York Times

Investigators found remains, which are still being identified, in Tilden Regional Park in Berkeley, the police said.

From New York Times

At about 2,500-square-feet in size, the massive display near the intersection of Washington Boulevard and Tilden Avenue reads “kidnapped” in large white capital letters on a red background.

From Los Angeles Times

One involved Republican Rutherford B. Hayes, who won in 1876 even though the electoral vote was virtually tied and Samuel Tilden easily won the popular vote.

From Seattle Times

Several days later, his bike was discovered at Fort Tilden Beach in Queens, according to a missing poster shared by the Dublin-based production company Wild Atlantic Pictures.

From Los Angeles Times