distiller
Americannoun
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an apparatus for distilling, as a condenser; still.
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a person or company whose business it is to extract alcoholic liquors by distillation.
noun
Etymology
Origin of distiller
Example Sentences
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But then, after graduating, he worked alongside the company’s master distiller in Virginia for six months, and got inspired to come on board as an operations manager.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026
Washington retired two years later to Mount Vernon, where—perhaps inspired by the rebellion—he became a successful distiller of rye and corn whiskey.
From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026
The Italian distiller set out cautiously positive guidance for a year in which it expects sales and earnings growth to be tempered by trade tariffs and currency effects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
If you let him, Alasdair Day, the co-founder and master distiller, will speak at length about oak species and cask types—I particularly enjoyed a limited release aged in Sicilian Marsala wine casks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
Dri took the peanut can out of the water distiller box she had made from the tarp and milk crate.
From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin
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