miller

name

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

   “Ewan McGregor is back as the lead character, Renton, perhaps best remembered for his visit in the first film to the “Worst Toilet in Scotland.” Robert Carlyle appears as Begbie, who starts brawls with almost anyone who crosses his path; Ewen Bremner returns as the dimwitted Spud, who, in the first movie, has a memorable job interview while high on speed; and Jonny Lee Miller is back as Sick Boy, now known as Simon.”

   “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.”

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15. (countable, uncountable)A neighbourhood in north-east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
16. (countable, uncountable)A suburb in the City of Liverpool, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

noun

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.”

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.”

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. (informal)A moth.