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• miller
  miller

  noun

  a person who owns or operates a mill, especially a mill that grinds grain into flour.
• Miller
  Miller

  noun

  Arthur, 1915–2005, U.S. playwright and novelist.

miller

¹ American  

[mil-er] / ˈmɪl ər /

noun

• millers
  plural

1. a person who owns or operates a mill, especially a mill that grinds grain into flour.

2. milling machine.

3. any moth, especially of the family Noctuidae, having wings that appear powdery.

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Miller ² American  

[mil-er] / ˈmɪl ər /

noun

1. Arthur, 1915–2005, U.S. playwright and novelist.

2. George Armitage, 1920–2012, U.S. psychologist and a founder of cognitive psychology.

3. Glenn, 1904–44, U.S. dance bandleader and trombonist.

4. Henry, 1891–1980, U.S. novelist.

5. Joaquin Cincinnatus Heine Miller, 1841–1913, U.S. poet.

6. Joe Joseph or Josias Miller, 1684–1738, English actor, after whom Joe Miller's Jestbook was named.

7. Merton Howard, 1923–2000, U.S. economist: Nobel Prize 1990.

8. William, 1782–1849, U.S. religious leader: founder of the Adventist Church.

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Miller ¹ British  

/ ˈmɪlə /

noun

1. Arthur. 1915–2005, US dramatist. His plays include Death of a Salesman (1949), The Crucible (1953), A View from the Bridge (1955), and Mr Peters' Connections (1998)

2. ( Alton ) Glenn. 1904–44, US composer, trombonist, and band leader. His popular compositions include "Moonlight Serenade". During World War II he was leader of the US Air Force band in Europe. He disappeared without trace on a flight between England and France

3. Henry ( Valentine ). 1891–1980, US novelist, author of Tropic of Cancer (1934) and Tropic of Capricorn (1938)

4. Hugh 1802–56, Scottish geologist and writer

5. Sir Jonathan ( Wolfe ). born 1934, British doctor, actor, and theatre director. His productions include Shakespeare, Ibsen, and Chekhov as well as numerous operas. He has also presented many television medical programmes

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miller ² British  

/ ˈmɪlə /

noun

1. a person who keeps, operates, or works in a mill, esp a corn mill

2. another name for milling machine

3. a person who operates a milling machine

4. any of various pale coloured or white moths, especially the medium-sized noctuid Apatele leporina

5. an edible basidiomycetous fungus, Clitopilus prunulus, with a white funnel-shaped cap and pinkish spores, often forming rings in grass

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• undermiller
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• millers
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of miller

1325–75; Middle English millere, assimilated variant of milnere, equivalent to milne mill ¹ + -ere -er ¹

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Example Sentences

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miller Miller millers

Retired miller John Lovett estimates that fewer than 100 traditional gristmills nationwide still operate at commercial viability.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

After an overconfident miller fibs that his daughter can spin straw into gold, a greedy king locks the poor girl in a room full of straw.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026

The son of a samurai turned rice miller, Keisaburo Koda was born in Japan in 1882.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2023

"If the politician gets his votes from the mischief and the miller gets profits, what does the citizen get?" the president said in a televised address.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2022

“She’ll think you’re trying to steal business from her, and the miller will probably withhold our rations, the lying cheat.”

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

Against the San Diego Padres in the division series, they staged a dramatic ninth-inning comeback against star closer Mason Miller, who had blown three saves all year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

Kevin Miller, the boss of Apex HR, in Plymouth, said small businesses were "the backbone of the whole economy" and needed help.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

Back then, Lappen and his elementary school classmates would ride their bikes to the old County Stadium in the shadow of the Miller brewery plant.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

Miller is going to take some of those banana pups for her yard, and out front, she’ll plant a pollinator garden.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

And the Miller house was a prime example of that.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

Traditional millers say stone-ground products are healthier than ones from industrial roller mills.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

In Lebanon, the grain deal’s collapse could be an additional hurdle as the tiny Mediterranean country relies on Ukraine for at least 90% of its wheat, flour millers say.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 1, 2023

India's sugar output is likely to fall 7% this year as erratic weather conditions have cut cane yields, which could dampen exports from the world's biggest producer of the sweetener, farmers, millers and traders said.

From Reuters ● Dec. 6, 2022

Brett Hosking's personal interaction with Indonesian flour millers and government officials has helped to ensure that ties remain on a sound footing.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2022

He set aside special days to honor individual states and nations and to fete distinct groups of workers, including cobblers, millers, confectioners, and stenographers.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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