MILLER


Meaning of MILLER in English

n. 1 the proprietor or tenant of a corn-mill. 2 a person who works or owns a mill. miller's thumb a small spiny freshwater fish, Cottus gobio: also called BULLHEAD.

[ ME mylnere, prob. f. MLG, MDu. molner, mulner, OS mulineri f. LL molinarius f. molina MILL(1), assim. to MILL(1) ]

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