Miller - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈmɪlər|  American pronunciation of the word miller
Brit.  |ˈmɪlə|  British pronunciation of the word miller

noun

- United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
- United States novelist whose novels were originally banned as pornographic (1891-1980)
- United States playwright (1915-2005)
- 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

Extra examples

Miller's new play has been greeted with great eclat.

Miller was besieged by press photographers.

Mueller changed his name to Miller when he became a U.S. citizen.

Miller's band was filling dancehalls (=attracting a lot of people) all over the country.

Miller's campaign has received a good deal of adverse publicity.

Miller is in an irreversible coma.

Miller's organized desk stood in marked contrast to the rest of the office.

The judge noted that Miller had no previous criminal record.

Miller soon became a permanent fixture (=someone or something that is always there) on the team.

Ortega's cheerful landscapes are the polar opposites of Miller's dark, troubled portraits.

I went to see the National Theatre's presentation of Arthur Miller's 'The Last Yankee'.

They finally managed to raise him at Miller's sheep farm.

Miller was a quiet and reliable man.

Miller found religion in prison.

Miller worked in the shipyards before signing for Rangers.

Word forms

noun
singular: miller
plural: millers
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