miller

UK /ˈmɪlə(ɹ)/ US /ˈmɪlɚ/

name 5noun 5

Definitions

name

An English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation for a miller.

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By 2025, of course, Trump and Miller were back in the White House, pursuing a campaign promise to “remigrate” millions of everyday people out of America.

A male given name transferred from the surname.

A number of places in the United States:

noun

A person who owns or operates a mill, especially a flourmill.

Constable's father, a wealthy miller, operated the mill at Flatford, which still stands 1 mile south of the village.

A milling machine.

Besides the usual run of machines, planers, millers, automatics, centre lathes, cranes, etc., there were several power stations, the rolling mills for strip material and for 60 ft. rails, and all the steel furnaces with their complicated systems of flues. If variety is the spice of life, then there was plenty here.

Any of several moths that have powdery wings, especially Acronicta leporina and moths of the genus Agrotis.

A floury-smelling mushroom, Clitopilus prunulus.

A rat.

Collocations

ADJ.

other, popular, recorded, released, united, wealthy

The wealthy miller owned several properties in the village and employed dozens of workers.

VERB + MILLER

drowned, named

The old miller named Thomas had worked at the grain mill for forty years.

MILLER + NOUN

lung, mill, songs, water

The old miller's songs were still remembered by everyone in the village.

PREP.

in, in, on, through

The old miller worked in the grain mill every morning for forty years.

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Idioms & Phrases

dusty miller

A formulaic phrase for a miller, related to the dust generated in the milling process.

Hey, the dusty miller, / And his dusty coat! / He will win a shilling, / Ere he spend a groat. / Dusty was the coat, / Dusty was the colour; / Dusty was the kiss, / That I gat frae

Miller of Dee

Someone who lives independently and unattached to others, especially for selfish reasons.

Mr. Wallace, although fortified with a letter bearing the mitred seal of the Bishop the diocese, feels that he is about to come in contact with a great power; an awful something th

drown the miller

To put too much water in something; overdilute.

[…] I tell my Bowl Friends, that our ministers have spoilt the punch. Sometimes they give us too much spirit, as when they display a vigour beyond the law; and sometimes, as we say

too much water drowned the miller

One may have too much of a good thing.

every miller draws water to his own mill

People are primarily concerned with their own interests.

As the saying goes, 'every miller draws water to his own mill.'

Example Bank

Wiktionary

By 2025, of course, Trump and Miller were back in the White House, pursuing a campaign promise to “remigrate” millions of everyday people out of America.

Wiktionary

Constable's father, a wealthy miller, operated the mill at Flatford, which still stands 1 mile south of the village.

Wiktionary

Besides the usual run of machines, planers, millers, automatics, centre lathes, cranes, etc., there were several power stations, the rolling mills for strip material and for 60 ft. rails, and all the

Wiktionary

Too much water drowned the miller.

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Dr. Miller wants you to wait for a while.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, miller is marked as dated, archaic, slang, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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