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.

Phrases and idioms:

miller's thumb a small spiny freshwater fish, Cottus gobio: also called BULLHEAD.

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

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.