Millman

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A male worker in a mill.

    "Near-synonym: millworker"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname originating as an occupation for someone who worked in a mill.

Synonyms

All synonyms
millworker

Etymology

Etymology 1

From mill + -man.

Etymology 2

English occupational surname, from millman. Older senses (presumably for a grinder or vendor of meal) derive from Middle English mele (“meal, flour”) + manne. There is a Jewish variant Milman.

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