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  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

In laying out the workings of a traditional Dutch windmill, for instance, he conjures a fictional miller, “a congenial fellow” who “knocks out his pipe on the door frame” before getting to work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025

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

This merchant was sounding a lot like the miller.

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

Much of the exchange was caught on camera by NBC, with Tirico and fellow broadcaster Reggie Miller providing commentary.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

“Jalen Hurts’s health was always made the first priority,” said Jeff Miller, the NFL’s executive vice president of public affairs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Rolander is a research engineer in the Fabrication Lab at the Harold A. Miller Library at Hopkins Marine Station, which belongs to the Doerr School of Sustainability.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

Slate book critic Laura Miller found it charming.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026

I know Mrs. Miller would say, “These are not the Arabian Nights, Mr. Nayeri; they’re writing assignments.”

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

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

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

Interspersed among the food recipes are drink recipes showcasing Fremont Mischief spirits, which also rely on local makers: the growers, millers and maltsters of grain in the Skagit and Willamette valleys.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 22, 2023

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

So these tiny little local flour companies and millers took up the slack because they had flour.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2022

These were specially favoured by millers, smiths, ropers, and cartwrights, and others of that sort; for even when they had holes to live in, Hobbits had long been accustomed to build sheds and workshops.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

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