Tylor

British  

/ ˈtaɪlə /

noun

1. Sir Edward Burnett. 1832–1917, British anthropologist; first professor of anthropology at Oxford (1896). His Primitive Culture (1871) became a standard work

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Example Sentences

Tylor and Robertson Smith agreed, however, that what Tylor called the “essential rationality of primitive peoples” linked the savage past and the civilized present.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

When Taylor Swift released nine vinyl editions of her album “Folklore” in 2020, Tylor Hammers, a fan in Florida, took notice.

From New York Times • Apr. 17, 2024

Tylor Megill was 6-4 with a 5.17 ERA in 15 starts for the Mets this season.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 23, 2023

Martinez followed Freddie Freeman’s first-inning single with a 10-pitch at-bat against Mets right-hander Tylor Megill, fouling off four full-count pitches before clobbering an 83-mph slider well beyond the center-field wall for a 2-0 lead.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2023

And, therefore, the only definition that covers all the facts, and which stresses the essence of all religions, high and low, savage and civilized, is that given by Tylor, namely, the belief in supernatural beings.

From A Grammar of Freethought by Cohen, Chapman