miller

CEFRB1

/ˈmɪlɚ/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who operates a mill, especially one that grinds grain.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A male given name transferred from the surname.

Examples

  • Dr. Miller wants you to wait for a while.

  • Every miller draws water to his own mill.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Also pronounced

  • [ˈmɪlɚ] ~ [ˈmɪlɹ̩]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A number of places in the United States:, An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Indiana.

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

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

More examples

In context

  • Too much water drowned the miller.

  • 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.

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

Quick test

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The blank worked all day at the mill grinding grain into fine flour.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

English surname, capitalization of miller. Doublet of Muller. Also compare Milner, Millward, Müller, Mueller, Mulder, Molenaar, Muenier, Molinaro, Molinero, Molnár, Mlinar, Mlynarczyk.