miller
pronunciation
How to pronounce miller in British English:
UK [ˈmɪlə(r)]
How to pronounce miller in American English:
US [ˈmɪlɚ]
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- Noun:
- someone who works in a mill (especially a grain mill)
- machine tool in which metal that is secured to a carriage is fed against rotating cutters that shape it
- any of various moths that have powdery wings
Word Origin
- miller (n.)
- mid-14c. (attested as a surname by early 14c.), agent noun from mill (v.1). The Old English word was mylnweard, literally "mill-keeper" (preserved in surname Millward, attested from late 13c.).
Example
- 1. -- Greg miller , director of engineering talent acquisition
- 2. * Former apple vp of advertising andy miller on jobs and becoming a venture capitalist .
- 3. And miller bought leinenkugel back in 1988 .
- 4. Miller 's funds haven 't performed as well since then .
- 5. Miller guided auto parts supplier delphi through bankruptcy in 2005 .