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Miller

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Mil·ler  (mlr), Arthur Born 1915.
American playwright whose works include Death of a Salesman (1949), for which he won a Pulitzer Prize, and The Crucible (1953).

Miller, (Alton) Glenn 1909-1944.
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.

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
Noun
History a person who owns or operates a mill, esp. a corn mill
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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)
artisan, journeyman, artificer, craftsman - a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
5.Millermiller - machine tool in which metal that is secured to a carriage is fed against rotating cutters that shape it
shaping machine, shaper - a machine tool for shaping metal or wood
6.Millermiller - any of various moths that have powdery wings
moth - typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae
Translations
Spanish miller [ˈmɪləʳ] nmolinero
French miller [ˈmɪləʳ] nmeunier m
German miller [ˈmɪləʳ] mill nMüller m
Italian miller [ˈmɪləʳ] nmugnaio

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Miller had been removed to the sphere of celestial reward.
Skiff Miller patted the dog's head, and slowly and solemnly repeated, "Well, I'll be damned
"Truly," quoth he, after a time, "I think yon fellow is a certain young miller I have seen now and then around the edge of Sherwood; a poor wight, methinks, to spoil a good song about.
 
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