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miller (n.)

"one who grinds grain in a mill," mid-14c. (as a surname by early 14c.), agent noun from mill (v.1). In Middle English both with and without the -n-. The Old English word was mylnweard, literally "mill-keeper" (preserved in surname Millward, which is attested from late 13c.).

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Definitions of miller from WordNet
1
miller (n.)
someone who works in a mill (especially a grain mill);
miller (n.)
machine tool in which metal that is secured to a carriage is fed against rotating cutters that shape it;
Synonyms: milling machine
miller (n.)
any of various moths that have powdery wings;
Synonyms: moth miller
2
Miller (n.)
United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944);
Synonyms: Glenn Miller / Alton Glenn Miller
Miller (n.)
United States novelist whose novels were originally banned as pornographic (1891-1980);
Synonyms: Henry Miller / Henry Valentine Miller
Miller (n.)
United States playwright (1915-2005);
Synonyms: Arthur Miller
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