Miler
//ˈmaɪləɹ// name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 An athlete or a horse who specializes in running races of one mile, or a specified number of miles. in-compounds, often
"But the master himself was an old Oxford miler, who could still bear it better than I; nay, as I flagged and stumbled, I heard him pounding steadily behind."
- 2 a runner in a one-mile race wordnet
- 3 A race whose length is the specified number of miles. in-compounds
"I ran an eight-miler on Sunday and I'm still feeling sore."
- 4 (used only in combinations) the length of something in miles wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Example
More examples"But the master himself was an old Oxford miler, who could still bear it better than I; nay, as I flagged and stumbled, I heard him pounding steadily behind."
Etymology
From mile + -er.
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