Miller

UK: /ˈmɪlə/ US: /ˈmɪlɚ/ ,(mil′ər)

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Miller / ˈmɪlə/ noun

1. Arthur. 1915–2005, US dramatist. His plays include Death of a Salesman (1949), The Crucible (1953), A View from the Bridge (1955), and Mr Peters' Connections (1998)
2. (Alton) Glenn. 1904–44, US composer, trombonist, and band leader. His popular compositions include "Moonlight Serenade". During World War II he was leader of the US Air Force band in Europe. He disappeared without trace on a flight between England and France
3. Henry (Valentine). 1891–1980, US novelist, author of Tropic of Cancer (1934) and Tropic of Capricorn (1938)
4. Hugh 1802–56, Scottish geologist and writer
5. Sir Jonathan (Wolfe). 1934–2019, British doctor, actor, and theatre director. His productions include Shakespeare, Ibsen, and Chekhov as well as numerous operas. He has also presented many television medical programmes

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mill•er /ˈmɪlɚ/   n. [countable]

1. a person who owns or operates a mill, esp. a mill that grinds grain into flour.

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mill•er  (mil′ər), n. 

1. a person who owns or operates a mill, esp. a mill that grinds grain into flour.
2. See milling machine. 
3. Insects any moth, esp. of the family Noctuidae, having wings that appear powdery.

• Middle English millere, assimilated variant of milnere, equivalent. to milne mill¹ + -ere -er¹ 1325–75

Mill•er  (mil′ər), n. 

1. Biographical Arthur, born 1915, U.S. playwright and novelist.
2. Biographical Glenn, 1904–44, U.S. dance bandleader and trombonist.
3. Biographical Henry, 1891–1980, U.S. novelist.
Joa•quin  (wä kēn′), (Cincinnatus Heine Miller), 1841–1913, U.S. poet.
4. Biographical Joe (Joseph or Josias Miller), 1684–1738, English actor, after whom Joe Miller's Jestbook was named.
5. Biographical William, 1782–1849, U.S. religious leader: founder of the Adventist Church.

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miller / ˈmɪlə/ noun

1. a person who keeps, operates, or works in a mill, esp a corn mill
2. another name for milling machine
3. a person who operates a milling machine