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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

Dr Eiddwen Jones, 85, is the great-great-great-great-great-granddaughter of Thomas Jones, who she said was the first miller at Llynon mill in 1776.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 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

When she finished, the miller made her put Archie in a basket next to me and told her to back away, to remind us both that he was mine.

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

When a Times reporter emailed the company, Miller called back and defended the business.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

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

Mrs. Miller was at her desk finishing her notes.

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

The 32-year-old had resorted to cooking afafata - the rice grain millers normally throw away at the end of the sorting process because it is too tough.

From BBC ● Feb. 29, 2024

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

Argentina's government met with wheat millers and exporters in October to discuss concerns over the drought-hit crop, with pressure from millers rising to keep more supply for the domestic market.

From Reuters ● Nov. 1, 2022

There was Bronden, clapping her hands, and the millers, Val and Ellis, staring at each other in amazement.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

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