miller

From Middle English miller, meller, millere, from earlier mylner, mylnere, milnere, from Old English *myllere, *mylnere, perhaps an assimilation or corruption of Old English mylnweard (“mill-keeper”), or from late Proto-Germanic *muljāriaz, *mulinārijaz (“miller”), equivalent to mill +‎ -er; cf. also Late Latin molīnārius. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Muller (“miller”), Dutch mulder, molenaar (“miller”), Low German Möller (“miller”), German Müller (“miller”), Danish møller (“miller”), Swedish mjölnare (“miller”), Icelandic mylnari (“miller”).

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miller (plural millers)

1. A person who owns or operates a mill, especially a flour mill.
2. (outdated) A milling machine.
3. Any of several moths that have powdery wings.
4. The common name of a flour-smelling mushroom, Clitopilus prunulus.

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