miller
/'milə/
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Definition
- 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
- any of various moths that have powdery wings
- machine tool in which metal that is secured to a carriage is fed against rotating cutters that shape it
- someone who works in a mill (especially a grain mill)
- United States playwright (1915-2005)
- United States novelist whose novels were originally banned as pornographic (1891-1980)
- United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)