mill·er

(mĭl′ər)

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.

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miller

(ˈmɪlə)

1. a person who keeps, operates, or works in a mill, esp a corn mill

2. (Mechanical Engineering) another name for milling machine

3. (Mechanical Engineering) a person who operates a milling machine

4. (Animals) any of various pale coloured or white moths, esp the medium-sized noctuid Apatele leporina

5. (Plants) an edible basidiomycetous fungus, Clitopilus prunulus, with a white funnel-shaped cap and pinkish spores, often forming rings in grass

Miller

(ˈmɪlə)

1. (Biography) 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. (Biography) (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. (Biography) Henry (Valentine). 1891–1980, US novelist, author of Tropic of Cancer (1934) and Tropic of Capricorn (1938)

4. (Biography) Hugh 1802–56, Scottish geologist and writer

5. (Biography) 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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mill•er

(ˈmɪl ər)

n.

1. a person who owns or operates a mill, esp. a mill that grinds grain into flour.

2. milling machine.

3. any moth, esp. of the family Noctuidae, having wings that appear powdery.

[1325–75; Middle English millere, assimilated variant of milnere=milne mill¹ + -ere -er¹]

Mil•ler

(ˈmɪl ər)

n.

1. Arthur, born 1915, U.S. playwright.

2. Glenn, 1904–44, U.S. bandleader.

3. Henry, 1891–1980, U.S. novelist.

4. Joaquin (Cincinnatus Heine Miller), 1841–1913, U.S. poet.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	Miller - United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944) Alton Glenn Miller, Glenn Miller
	2.	Miller - United States novelist whose novels were originally banned as pornographic (1891-1980) Henry Miller, Henry Valentine Miller
	3.	Miller - United States playwright (1915-2005) Arthur Miller
	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.	miller - machine tool in which metal that is secured to a carriage is fed against rotating cutters that shape it milling machine shaping machine, shaper - a machine tool for shaping metal or wood
	6.	miller - any of various moths that have powdery wings moth miller moth - typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae

Translations

طَحّان، صاحِب مَطْحَنَه

mlynář-ka

møller

Müller

molinero

jauhosienijyrsinmylläriyökkönen

meunier

molnár

malari

mlynár

mlinar

değirmenci

磨坊工人

miller

[ˈmɪləʳ] N → molinero/a m/f

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miller

[ˈmɪlə^r] n → meunier/ière m/f

miller

n → Müller(in) m(f)

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miller

[ˈmɪləʳ] n → mugnaio

mill

(mil) noun

1. a machine, sometimes now electrical, for grinding coffee, pepper etc by crushing it between rough, hard surfaces. a coffee-mill; a pepper-mill.

2. a building where grain is ground. The farmer took his corn to the mill.

3. a building where certain types of things are manufactured. A woollen-mill; a steel-mill.

verb

1. to grind or press. This flour was milled locally.

2. (usually with about or around) (of crowds) to move about in a disorganized way. There's a huge crowd of people milling around outside.

ˈmiller noun

a person who works a grain mill.

ˈmillstone noun

1. one of the two large, heavy stones used in an old-fashioned mill for grinding grain.

2. (usually with round one's/the neck) something that is a heavy burden or responsibility, and prevents easy progress. He regarded his brother as a millstone round his neck.

ˈmillwheel noun

a wheel that provides power to a mill as it turns.