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Miller

name
/ˈmɪlɚ/US/ˈmɪlə(ɹ)/UK/ˈmɪləː/UK

Etymology

From Middle English myllere, mellere, from earlier mylnere, possibly from an Old English *mylnere, from Proto-West Germanic *mulīnārī (“miller”), equivalent to mill + -er; cf. also Late Latin molīnārius (“miller”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Muller, Dutch mulder, molenaar, German Low German Möller, German Müller, Müllner, Danish møller, Norwegian Bokmål møller, Norwegian Nynorsk mylnar, møllar, Swedish mjölnare, Icelandic mylnari. Compare also Middle English milward, mulward (“miller”), from Old English mylenweard (“miller”, literally “mill-keeper”) (> English Millward (surname)).

  1. derived from molīnārius
  2. inherited from *mulīnārī✻
  3. inherited from *mylnere✻
  4. inherited from myllere

Definitions

  1. An English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation for a miller.

    • By 2025, of course, Trump and Miller were back in the White House, pursuing a campaign promise to “remigrate” millions of everyday people out of America.

  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.

  3. A number of places in the United States

    A number of places in the United States:

  4. ›+ 8 more definitions

    1. A neighbourhood in north-east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

    2. A suburb in the City of Liverpool, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

    3. A person who owns or operates a mill, especially a flourmill.

      • Constable's father, a wealthy miller, operated the mill at Flatford, which still stands 1 mile south of the village.

    4. A milling machine.

    5. Any of several moths that have powdery wings, especially Acronicta leporina and moths of…

      Any of several moths that have powdery wings, especially Acronicta leporina and moths of the genus Agrotis.

    6. A floury-smelling mushroom, Clitopilus prunulus.

    7. A rat.

    8. A moth.

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Derived

corn-miller, drown the miller, dusty miller, every miller draws water to his own mill, floury miller, milleress, miller moth, molly miller, sawmiller, too much water drowned the miller, undermiller, watermiller, windmiller

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA