miler
a participant in a one-mile race.
an athlete who specializes in one-mile races.
a racehorse that can compete well in a one-mile race.
Origin of miler
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How to use miler in a sentence
Over on the starting line the half-milers were being placed.
On Your Mark! | Ralph Henry BarbourWe have three 'quarter milers' who finish under a blanket, and any one of them is about good enough to win.
At Start and Finish | William LindseyHis eye for the moment was off his half-milers, and was attracted by Armstrong's leap for the rolling ball.
Frank Armstrong at College | Matthew M. ColtonThe dozen or so milers who had been summoned from the tent had had their ranks increased by several others.
On Your Mark! | Ralph Henry BarbourI said to the Duke: "Your Grace, they're just about finger-milers!"
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete | Albert Bigelow Paine
British Dictionary definitions for miler
/ (ˈmaɪlə) /
an athlete, horse, etc, that runs or specializes in races of one mile
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