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MILLER
miller, milling machine
(noun) machine tool in which metal that is secured to a carriage is fed against rotating cutters that shape it
miller
(noun) someone who works in a mill (especially a grain mill)
Miller, Arthur Miller
(noun) United States playwright (1915-2005)
Miller, Henry Miller, Henry Valentine Miller
(noun) United States novelist whose novels were originally banned as pornographic (1891-1980)
Miller, Glenn Miller, Alton Glenn Miller
(noun) United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Proper noun
Miller
An English and Scottish occupational surname for a miller.
A small city, the county seat of Hand County, South Dakota, United States.
A male given name from surnames.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Miller is the 7th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1,161,437 individuals. Miller is most common among White (84.1%) and Black/African American (10.8%) individuals.
Anagrams
• remill
Etymology
Noun
miller (plural millers)
A person who owns or operates a mill, especially a flour mill.
(outdated) A milling machine.
Any of several moths that have powdery wings, especially Acronicta leporina and moths of the genus Agrotis.
The common name of a flour-smelling mushroom, Clitopilus prunulus.
Anagrams
• remill
Source: Wiktionary
Mill"er, n.
1. One who keeps or attends a flour mill or gristmill.
2. A milling machine.
3. (Zoöl.) (a) A moth or lepidopterous insect; -- so called because the wings appear as if covered with white dust or powder, like a miller's clothes. Called also moth miller. (b) The eagle ray. (c) The hen harrier. [Prov. Eng.] Miller's thumb. (Zoöl.) (a) A small fresh-water fish of the genus Uranidea (formerly Cottus), as the European species (U. gobio), and the American (U. gracilis); -- called also bullhead. (b) A small bird, as the gold-crest, chiff- chaff, and long-tailed tit. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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