miller

1. 1.

   United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)

   SynonymsGlenn MillerAlton Glenn Miller

   Broaderbandleader
2. 2.

   United States novelist whose novels were originally banned as pornographic (1891-1980)

   SynonymsHenry MillerHenry Valentine Miller

   Broaderwriter
3. 3.

   United States playwright (1915-2005)

   SynonymsArthur Miller

   Broaderdramatist
4. 4.

   someone who works in a mill (especially a grain mill)

   Broadercraftsman
5. 5.

   machine tool in which metal that is secured to a carriage is fed against rotating cutters that shape it

   Synonymsmilling machine

   Broadershaper
6. 6.

   any of various moths that have powdery wings

   Synonymsmoth miller

   Broadermoth

Other forms of miller

plural

millers·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about miller

What does miller mean?

miller means "United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in miller?

miller has 2 syllables: mil-ler. The stress falls on "mil". In IPA it is /ˈmɪlɚ/.

What is another word for miller?

Close synonyms include Glenn Miller, Alton Glenn Miller, Henry Miller, Henry Valentine Miller, Arthur Miller. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is miller a common word?

miller is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.