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- 1 An English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation for a miller. countable
"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."
- 2 A male given name transferred from the surname. countable
- 3 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Indiana. countable, uncountable
- 4 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Hancock County, Iowa. countable, uncountable
- 5 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Lyon County, Kansas. countable, uncountable
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- 6 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Fulton County, Kentucky. countable, uncountable
- 7 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Perry County, Kentucky. countable, uncountable
- 8 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Clay Township, St. Clair County, Michigan. countable, uncountable
- 9 A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Lawrence County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
- 10 A number of places in the United States:; A village in Buffalo County, Nebraska. countable, uncountable
- 11 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lawrence County, Ohio. countable, uncountable
- 12 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma. countable, uncountable
- 13 A number of places in the United States:; A small city, the county seat of Hand County, South Dakota. countable, uncountable
- 14 A number of places in the United States:; A number of townships in the United States, listed under Miller Township. countable, uncountable
- 15 A neighbourhood in north-east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. countable, uncountable
- 16 A suburb in the City of Liverpool, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. countable, uncountable
- 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 any of various moths that have powdery wings wordnet
- 3 A milling machine. dated
"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."
- 4 machine tool in which metal that is secured to a carriage is fed against rotating cutters that shape it wordnet
- 5 Any of several moths that have powdery wings, especially Acronicta leporina and moths of the genus Agrotis.
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- 6 someone who works in a mill (especially a grain mill) wordnet
- 7 A floury-smelling mushroom, Clitopilus prunulus.
- 8 A rat. UK, archaic, slang
Etymology
English surname, capitalization of miller. Doublet of Muller. Also compare Milner, Millward, Müller, Mueller, Mulder, Molenaar, Muenier, Molinaro, Molinero, Molnár, Mlinar, Mlynarczyk.
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)).
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