Meaning of MILLER
Pronunciation: | | 'milur, 'milur
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- [n] any of various moths that have powdery wings
- [n] machine tool in which metal that is secured to a carriage is fed against rotating cutters that shape it
- [n] someone who works in a mill (especially a grain mill)
- [n] United States playwright (born 1915)
- [n] United States novelist whose novels were originally banned as pornographic (1891-1980)
- [n] United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
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| Synonyms: | | Alton Glenn Miller, Arthur Miller, Glenn Miller, Henry Miller, Henry Valentine Miller, milling machine, moth miller |
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| See Also: | | artificer, artisan, author, bandleader, craftsman, dramatist, journeyman, moth, playwright, shaper, shaping machine, writer | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Mill"er\ (m[i^]l"[~e]r), n.
1. One who keeps or attends a flour mill or gristmill.
2. A milling machine.
3. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A moth or lepidopterous insect; -- so called because
the wings appear as if covered with white dust or
powder, like a miller's clothes. Called also {moth
miller}.
(b) The eagle ray.
(c) The hen harrier. [Prov. Eng.]
{Miller's thumb}. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A small fresh-water fish of the genus {Uranidea}
(formerly {Cottus}), as the European species ({U.
gobio}), and the American ({U. gracilis}); -- called
also {bullhead}.
(b) A small bird, as the gold-crest, chiff-chaff, and
long-tailed tit. [Prov. Eng.]
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Dream Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | Seeing a miller in your dream, foretells of growing hopes in your current situation. |
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