miller
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3.8
- noun
- /ˈmɪlər/
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molino
- One day, Jack went looking for work and met a farmer who was looking for a miller.
- paddy millers
- farmers and millers
- millers and seasonal workers
Examples
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In addition, millers hired seasonal workers to cope with the high volumes of grain after harvest.
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I bet the miller sent them to bring me back to the mill.
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One central question remains, however: How can foreign policy help farmers, foresters, millers, and consumers do their part?
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The lowland rice harvest gave the millers business from December through March.
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We found that, in the absence of state supports for farmers, private millers became the focal point of regional producer-processor rice networks.
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Small rice millers emerged in the mid-1990s as facilitators of these informal networks.
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By paying for the transportation of paddy, millers provided an advance to growers when they entered into a dehusking contract.
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The miller carefully monitored the grinding process to ensure the flour was of high quality.
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After the harvest, the local miller worked tirelessly to turn the wheat into fine flour for the community.
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Every morning, the miller opened the mill at dawn to begin grinding the grains into flour.
Synonyms
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2.9
A person who works in a mill operating machines to make things
A person who works in a mill or factory operating machines
A girl or young woman who works in a factory making cloth
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Miller comes from the simple word mill, a place that 'grinds' grain, plus the agent ending -er meaning a person who does the action. So a miller is someone who works at a mill and turns grain into 'flour'.