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miller en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• [ˈmɪləː] (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈmɪlɚ/ (General-American)
• (US) audio
• [ˈmɪlɚ] ~ [ˈmɪlɹ̩] (General-American)
• /ˈmɪləː/ (Received-Pronunciation)

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)).

Meanings

1. 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. 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 160, about East Bergholt:
2. (dated) A milling machine.
   • Besides the usual run of machines, planers, millers, automatics, centre lathes, cranes, etc., there were several power stations, the rolling mills for strip material and for 60 ft. rails, and all the steel furnaces with their complicated systems of flues. If variety is the spice of life, then there was plenty here. 1944 November and December, A Former Pupil, “Some Memories of Crewe Works—II”, in Railway Magazine, page 341:
3. Any of several moths that have powdery wings, especially Acronicta leporina and moths of the genus Agrotis.
4. A floury-smelling mushroom, Clitopilus prunulus.
5. (UK, archaic, slang) A rat.
6. (Appalachia, informal) A moth.

Forms

Deriveds

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

Relateds

milling · millstone

Translations (138)

de Müllerin (person) · it mulinara (person) · ga muilleoir (person) · ka მეწისქვილე (person) · os куыройгӕс (person) · ko 방앗간 주인 (person) · sh mlȉnarica (person) · nl muldner (person) · non mylnari (person) · be млына́р (person) · sl mlinar (person) · ky тегирменчи (person) · cy melinydd (person) · vo himülan (person) · rup murar (person) · uk міро́шник (person) · fr meunière (person) · fr meunier (person) · eo muelisto (person) · tg осиёбон (person) · hi चक्कीवाला (person) · pl młynarka (person) · nrf monnyi (person) · ru ме́льник (person) · tt тегермәнче (person) · kk диірменші (person) · cs mechovka obecná (Clitopilus prunulus) · mn тээрэмчин (person) · ang mylnere (person) · be ме́льнік (person) · et mölder (person) · is mylnari (person) · es molinero (person) · nds-de Møllerin (person) · ar طَحَّانَة (person) · mk мелничар (person) · kum тирменчи (person) · vi người chủ cối xay (person) · nb møller (person) · cs mlynářka (person) · az dəyirmançı (person) · hy ջրաղացպան (person) · nn mulnar (person) · it mulinaro (person) · he טוֹחֵן (person) · sk mlynár (person) · hu lisztgomba (Clitopilus prunulus) · el μυλωνάς (person) · nn møllar (person) · bg мелнича́р (person) · tr değirmenci (person) · fi mylläri (person) · yi מילנערקע (person) · yi מילנער (person) · uz tegirmonchi (person) · hy ջաղացպան (person) · bg мелнича́рка (person) · la molīnārius (person) · tk kilwan (person) · sv mjölnare (person) · ko 제분소 일꾼 (person) · grc μυλωθρός (person) · pl młynarz (person) · ru ме́льничиха (person) · ce хьархо (person) · fo mylnari (person) · da møllerske (person) · kmr aşvan (person) · nn mylnar (person) · ca moliner (person) · hy աղացպան (person) · cmn 磨坊工人 (person) · ba тирмәнсе (person) · vi người thợ xay (person) · li mölder (person) · la molitrīx (person) · ro morăriță (Clitopilus prunulus) · sl mlinarica (person) · nn mjølnar (person) · ota دكرمنجی (person) · th เจ้าของโรงสี (person) · ug تۈگمەنچى (person) · nds-de Møller (person) · pt moleira (person) · ro morar (person) · ps آسياوان (person) · de Müller (person) · sk mlynárka (person) · hu molnár (person) · es molinera (person) · izh mylleri (person) · ko 방앗간 일꾼 (person) · ja 粉屋 (person) · pt moleiro (person) · uk млина́р (person) · ro morăriță (person) · fi jänöyökkönen (moth with powdery wings) · dsb młynikaŕ (person) · nl molenaarster (person) · alt теерменчи (person) · ckb ئاشەوان (person) · nn mylnari (person) · csb młënôrz (person) · he טוֹחֶנֶת (person) · gl muiñeira (person) · it mugnaia (person) · it mugnaio (person) · nds-de Møllersche (person) · sh mlȉnār (person) · da møller (person) · ro morăreasă (person) · is malari (person) · yi מילנערין (person) · la molīnāria (person) · uk ме́льник (person) · fi jauhosieni (Clitopilus prunulus) · cs mlynář (person) · ko 방아꾼 (person) · vo mülan (person) · sq mullis (person) · la molitor (person) · fa آسیابان (person) · tk degirmençi (person) · sh мли̏на̄р (person) · lv dzirnavnieks (person) · vo jimülan (person) · lt malūnininkas (person) · gl muiñeiro (person) · ar طَحَّان (person) · ko 제분소 주인 (person) · enm mylnere (person) · hsb młynk (person) · sh мли̏нарица (person) · nl molenaar (person) · ca molinera (person) · mk мелничарка (person) · ro nicorete (Clitopilus prunulus) · cmn 磨坊主 (person)

wikidata: Q623106