Miller

/'milə/
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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A person who owns or operates a mill, especially a grain mill: A miller is someone whose job is to grind grain into flour using a mill.
    • Any of various moths with powdery-looking wings: This term refers to certain types of moths whose wings appear dusty or flour-covered.
    • A machine tool for shaping metal: A miller is a type of machine where a workpiece is fed against a rotating cutter.
    • A surname of notable individuals: Specifically refers to several famous Americans with the last name Miller, including a playwright, a novelist, and a bandleader.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun (Person):
    • The local miller ground our wheat into fine flour.
    • For generations, his family has been millers in this village.
  • Noun (Insect):
    • A miller was fluttering around the porch light last night.
  • Noun (Machine):
    • The machinist operated the miller to create the precise metal part.
  • Noun (Surname):
    • Arthur Miller's play "Death of a Salesman" is a classic of American theater.
Advanced Usage
  • "To drown the miller": An idiom referring to adding too much water, originally to ground meal, ruining it. It can mean to spoil something by excess.
    • By over-diluting the solution, he effectively drowned the miller.
Variants and Related Words
  • Mill (n/v): The building or machine for grinding grain; to grind or process in a mill.
  • Milling (n): The process or operation of grinding, cutting, or shaping in a mill.
Synonyms
  • Grinder: One who or that which grinds.
  • Moth: A type of insect; specific types like "flour moth" are related.
  • Machinist: A person who operates machine tools (in the context of the machine tool meaning).
Related Phrases
  • Miller's thumb: A common name for a type of small freshwater fish (the bullhead).
  • Miller's law: A principle in linguistics (not directly related to the occupation but shares the surname).
Related Idioms
  • Every miller draws water to his own mill: A proverb meaning everyone acts in their own self-interest.
    • In the negotiations, remember that every miller draws water to his own mill.
Noun
  1. any of various moths that have powdery wings
  2. machine tool in which metal that is secured to a carriage is fed against rotating cutters that shape it
  3. someone who works in a mill (especially a grain mill)
  4. United States playwright (1915-2005)
  5. United States novelist whose novels were originally banned as pornographic (1891-1980)
  6. United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)

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