Milton

American  

[mil-tn] / ˈmɪl tn /

noun

1. John, 1608–74, English poet.

2. a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada.

3. a town in E Massachusetts, near Boston.

4. a male given name: a family name taken from a placename meaning “mill town.”

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Milton British  

/ ˈmɪltən /

noun

1. John. 1608–74, English poet. His early works, notably L'Allegro and Il Penseroso (1632), the masque Comus (1634), and the elegy Lycidas (1637), show the influence of his Christian humanist education and his love of Italian Renaissance poetry. A staunch Parliamentarian and opponent of episcopacy, he published many pamphlets during the Civil War period, including Areopagitica (1644), which advocated freedom of the press. His greatest works were the epic poems Paradise Lost (1667; 1674), and Paradise Regained (1671) and the verse drama Samson Agonistes (1671)

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Example Sentences

He was subsequently airlifted to Milton Keynes University Hospital, where he died on 28 May.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

The fallout from Hurricane Milton, when insurers declined payments on claims from more than 95,000 Floridian homeowners, shows the main reasons companies say no.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Warsh has described himself as a student of Milton Friedman, the famed economist who said in 1963 that “inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon.”

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Ipswich Town, Swindon Town, Milton Keynes Dons, Salford City, Hull City and Sheffield United have all had Barry, who is still under contract with Villa until 2028, on their books on loan.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

“I love horses. I just don’t understand why your uncle Milton needs twenty-two paintings of them,” Dad says.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera