distiller

[dih-stil-er]

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noun

an apparatus for distilling, as a condenser; still.
a person or company whose business it is to extract alcoholic liquors by distillation.

Origin of distiller

First recorded in 1570–80; distill + -er¹

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Related Words for distiller

drink, alcohol, liquor, Scotch, distillery, bourbon, moonshine, distiller, rotgut, corn, rye, poteen, moonshiner, hooch, distill, usquebaugh

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Contemporary Examples of distiller

More than perhaps any other distiller of Scotch whisky, The Macallan understands the importance of color to a great whisky.
Why Natural Color Is So Crucial To Understanding A Whisky’s Flavors
December 10, 2014
Any distiller who cannot adhere to them may not label its whiskey as such.
Hillbilly Heaven: The History of Small-Batch Bourbon
Dane Huckelbridge
March 29, 2014

Historical Examples of distiller

The distiller said he was worrying about what he'd be able to get for brandy.
The Cosmic Computer
Henry Beam Piper
Zacharie, his father, a Huguenot, was a distiller and merchant.
Tea Leaves
Various
The circumstances of the distiller are now entirely changed.
Select Temperance Tracts
American Tract Society
There is no distiller, who, with a little attention, has not observed it.
The Art of Making Whiskey
Anthony Boucherie
Like his father he was a Distiller and engaged in mercantile pursuits.
The Loyalists of Massachusetts
James H. Stark

British Dictionary definitions for distiller

distiller

noun

a person or organization that distils, esp a company that makes spirits

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Word Origin and History for distiller

1570s, agent noun from distill.