Definitions for: Miller


[n] any of various moths that have powdery wings
[n] machine tool in which metal that is secured to a carriage is fed against rotating cutters that shape it
[n] someone who works in a mill (especially a grain mill)
[n] United States playwright (born 1915)
[n] United States novelist whose novels were originally banned as pornographic (1891-1980)
[n] United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)



Webster (1913) Definition: Mill"er (m[i^]l"[~e]r), n.
1. One who keeps or attends a flour mill or gristmill.

2. A milling machine.

3. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A moth or lepidopterous insect; -- so called because
the wings appear as if covered with white dust or
powder, like a miller's clothes. Called also {moth
miller}.
(b) The eagle ray.
(c) The hen harrier. [Prov. Eng.]

Miller's thumb. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A small fresh-water fish of the genus Uranidea
(formerly Cottus), as the European species ({U.
gobio}), and the American (U. gracilis); -- called
also bullhead.
(b) A small bird, as the gold-crest, chiff-chaff, and
long-tailed tit. [Prov. Eng.]

Synonyms: Alton Glenn Miller, Arthur Miller, Glenn Miller, Henry Miller, Henry Valentine Miller, milling machine, moth miller

See Also: artificer, artisan, author, bandleader, craftsman, dramatist, journeyman, moth, playwright, shaper, shaping machine, writer

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