miller

(Englisch)

  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.

Frequenz

B2
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˈmɪlɚ/
Etymologie (Englisch)

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)).

Mehlpilz

Woll-Rindeneule

Wolleule

Räsling

Mehlräsling

grosser Mehl-Räsling

Mehl-Räsling

moth miller

milling-machine operator

sweetbread mushroom

meal grinder

mill operator

mill hand

maiden ray

thorny back

milling machine operator

milling machine unit

poplar dagger moth

mill-owner

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