• noun:   one of two or more layers one atop another

  Example: "Tier upon tier of huge casks"

• noun:   something that is used for tying

  Example: "The sail is fastened to the yard with tiers"

• noun:   a worker who ties something
• noun:   any one of two or more competitors who tie one another
• noun:   a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
• name:  A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #41849)

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