Mil·ler (m l  r), Arthur Asher 1915-2005. American playwright whose works include Death of a Salesman (1949), for which he won a Pulitzer Prize, and The Crucible (1953). |
| Miller, (Alton) Glenn 1904-1944. American bandleader and composer whose orchestra was one of the most popular groups of the big-band era. |
| Miller, Henry Valentine 1891-1980. American writer whose novels Tropic of Cancer (1934) and Tropic of Capricorn (1939) were banned in the United States because of their sexual content. |
| Miller, Joaquin Pseudonym of Cincinnatus Hiner Miller. 1837-1913. American poet whose work is based on his adventures in the West. His collections include Specimens (1868) and Joaquin et al. (1869). |
| Miller, Merton Howard 1923-2000. American economist. He shared a 1990 Nobel Prize for contributions to financial economics. |
| Miller, William 1782-1849. American religious leader who preached that Christ's Second Coming would take place in 1843. Miller's followers later organized the Advent Christian Church (1860). |
| mill·er (mlr) n. 1. One who works in, operates, or owns a mill, especially a grain mill. 2. A milling machine. 3. Any of various moths whose wings and bodies have a powdery appearance. |
miller [ˈmɪlə]
n
1. a person who keeps, operates, or works in a mill, esp a corn mill
2. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) another name for milling machine
3. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a person who operates a milling machine
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various pale coloured or white moths, especially the medium-sized noctuid Apatele leporina
5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) an edible basidiomycetous fungus, Clitopilus prunulus, with a white funnel-shaped cap and pinkish spores, often forming rings in grass
Miller [ˈmɪlə]
n
1. (Biographies / Miller, Arthur (1915 M, US, THEATRE: dramatist) Arthur. born 1915, 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. (Biographies / Miller, Glenn (1904-1944) M, US, MUSIC: composer, MUSIC: trombonist, MUSIC: bandleader) (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. (Biographies / Miller, Henry (1891-1980) M, US, WRITING: novelist) Henry (Valentine). 1891-1980, US novelist, author of Tropic of Cancer (1934) and Tropic of Capricorn (1938)
4. (Biographies / Miller, Hugh (1802-1856) M, Scottish, SCIENCE: geologist, WRITING: writer) Hugh 1802-56, Scottish geologist and writer
5. (Biographies / Miller, Jonathan (Wolfe) (1934 M, British, MEDICINE: doctor, THEATRE: actor, THEATRE: theatre director) 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
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | Miller - United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944) |
| 2. | Miller - United States novelist whose novels were originally banned as pornographic (1891-1980) | |
| 3. | Miller - United States playwright (1915-2005) | |
| 4. | miller - someone who works in a mill (especially a grain mill) | |
| 5. |  miller - machine tool in which metal that is secured to a carriage is fed against rotating cutters that shape itshaping machine, shaper - a machine tool for shaping metal or wood | |
| 6. |  miller - any of various moths that have powdery wingsmoth - typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae |
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