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Miller

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Noun

1. alton glenn miller, glenn miller, miller

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

2. henry miller, henry valentine miller, miller

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

3. arthur miller, miller

United States playwright (1915-2005)

4. miller

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

5. miller, milling machine

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

6. miller, moth miller

any of various moths that have powdery wings

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Miller

see synonyms of miller
noun
1. 
a person who keeps, operates, or works in a mill, esp a corn mill
2.  another name for milling machine
3. 
a person who operates a milling machine
4. 
any of various pale coloured or white moths, esp the medium-sized noctuid Apatele leporina
5. 
an edible basidiomycetous fungus, Clitopilus prunulus, with a white funnel-shaped cap and pinkish spores, often forming rings in grass
noun
1. 
Arthur. 1915–2005, US dramatist. His plays include Death of a Salesman (1949), The Crucible (1953), A View from the Bridge (1955), and Mr Peters' Connections (1998)
2. 
(Alton) Glenn. 1904–44, US composer, trombonist, and band leader. His popular compositions include "Moonlight Serenade". During World War II he was leader of the US Air Force band in Europe. He disappeared without trace on a flight between England and France
3. 
Henry (Valentine). 1891–1980, US novelist, author of Tropic of Cancer (1934) and Tropic of Capricorn (1938)
4. 
Hugh 1802–56, Scottish geologist and writer
5. 
Sir Jonathan (Wolfe). born 1934, British doctor, actor, and theatre director. His productions include Shakespeare, Ibsen, and Chekhov as well as numerous operas. He has also presented many television medical programmes

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Miller

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1. 
Arthur1915-2005; U.S. playwright
2. 
Henry1891-1980; U.S. writer
3.  Pseudonym
Joaˈquin (wɑˈkin ) ; wäkēnˈ) (pseud. of Cincinnatus Heine Miller) 1837?-1913; U.S. poet
4. 
Joe1684-1738; Eng. stage comedian: Joe Miller's Jest-book (1739), a book of jokes attributed to him, was published after his death
noun
1. 
a person who owns or operates a mill, esp. a flour mill
2. 
a. 
milling machine
b. 
a tool to be used in such a machine
3. 
any of various moths with wings that look dusty or powdered, suggesting a miller's clothes

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Miller

see synonyms of miller
American playwright whose works include Death of a Salesman (1949), for which he won a Pulitzer Prize, and The Crucible (1953).
n.
1. One who works in, operates, or owns a mill, especially a grain mill.
2. A milling machine.
3. Any of various moths whose wings and bodies have a powdery appearance.
American religious leader who preached that Christ's Second Coming would take place in 1843. Miller's followers later organized the Advent Christian Church (1860).
American poet whose work is based on his adventures in the West. His collections include Specimens (1868) and Joaquin et al. (1869).
American writer whose novels Tropic of Cancer (1934) and Tropic of Capricorn (1939) were banned in the United States because of their sexual content.
American bandleader and composer whose orchestra was one of the most popular groups of the big-band era.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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