miller

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A person who owns or operates a mill, especially a flourmill.
2. (dated) A milling machine.
3. Any of several moths that have powdery wings, especially Acronicta leporina and moths of the genus Agrotis.
4. A floury-smelling mushroom, Clitopilus prunulus.
5. (UK, archaic, slang) A rat.

Sinonieme

milling machine

moth

moth miller

milling-machine operator

sweetbread mushroom

meal grinder

mill operator

mill hand

miller moth

maiden ray

thorny back

milling machine operator

milling machine unit

Miller

poplar dagger moth

mill-owner

router

sawmill

thornback

Vertalings

meunier

molinero

Müller

mugnaio

molenaar

μυλωνάς

mulder

moleiro

moliner

moedor

mulinaro

fraiseuse

fresatrice

طحان

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈmɪlɚ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: myllere

Geërf van Old English: *mylnere

Verwante met Saterfriesisch: Muller

Verwante met Nederlands: mulder

Verwante met Duits: Müller

Verwante met Deens: møller

Verwante met Boeknoors: møller

Verwante met Nuwe Noors: mylnar

Verwante met Sweeds: mjölnare

Verwante met Yslands: mylnari

In summary

From Middle English myllere, mellere, from earlier mylnere, possibly from an Old English *mylnere, from Proto-West Germanic *mulīnārī (“miller”), equivalent to mill + -er; cf. also Late Latin molīnārius (“miller”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Muller, Dutch mulder, molenaar, German Low German Möller, German Müller, Müllner, Danish møller, Norwegian Bokmål møller, Norwegian Nynorsk mylnar, møllar, Swedish mjölnare, Icelandic mylnari.
Compare also Middle English milward, mulward (“miller”), from Old English mylenweard (“miller”, literally “mill-keeper”) (> English Millward (surname)).