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(outdated) A milling machine.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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Word of the Day

27 January 2025

FISSILE

(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”


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