Miller Meaning
/ˈmɪlɚ/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA person who owns or operates a mill, especially a flourmill.
nameAn English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation for a miller.
Sentence Examples
Too much water drowned the miller.
Dr. Miller wants you to wait for a while.
Every miller draws water to his own mill.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ worked all day at the mill grinding grain into fine flour.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
In the fairy tale, the poor ____ tried to impress the king by claiming that his young daughter could spin straw into gold.
Word Origin & History
English surname, capitalization of miller. Doublet of Muller. Also compare Milner, Millward, Müller, Mueller, Mulder, Molenaar, Muenier, Molinaro, Molinero, Molnár, Mlinar, Mlynarczyk.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Ewan McGregor is back as the lead character, Renton, perhaps best remembered for his visit in the first film to the “Worst Toilet in Scotland.” Robert Carlyle appears as Begbie, who starts brawls with almost anyone who crosses his path; Ewen Bremner returns as the dimwitted Spud, who, in the first movie, has a memorable job interview while high on speed; and Jonny Lee Miller is back as Sick Boy, now known as Simon."
— 2017 January 26, Christopher D. Shea, “T2 Trainspotting’: The Early Reviews”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 15 Jun 2025:
"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."
— 2025 June 14, Christopher Mathias, “JD Vance threatened to deport him. The ‘menswear guy’ is posting through it”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
"Constable's father, a wealthy miller, operated the mill at Flatford, which still stands 1 mile south of the village."
— 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 160, about East Bergholt:
"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."
— 1944 November and December, A Former Pupil, “Some Memories of Crewe Works—II”, in Railway Magazine, page 341:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ worked all day at the mill grinding grain into fine flour.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
In the fairy tale, the poor ____ tried to impress the king by claiming that his young daughter could spin straw into gold.