miller
製粉業者
解説 Definition
Miller は「製粉業者」という意味の名詞です。穀物をひいて粉にする仕事をする人を指します。また、英語圏では Miller という姓としても使われます。
A person whose occupation is operating a mill that grinds grain into flour or meal. Miller is also a common surname in English-speaking communities, historically derived from this occupation.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
mill は穀物をひく「製粉所・製粉機」、人を表す -er が付いた miller は「粉ひき職人・製粉業者」です。a miller grinds grain into flour、the miller at the mill という仕事の流れで覚えましょう。Miller と大文字なら英語圏の姓である場合が多いため、職業名か人名かを文脈と大文字表記で見分けます。
Start with mill, a place or machine where grain is ground, and add the agent suffix -er, meaning “a person who does the work.” A miller therefore operates a mill and turns grain into flour. Remember the practical sequence: the farmer supplies grain, the miller grinds it, and the baker buys the flour. The phrase a miller at the mill makes the relationship especially clear. Capitalization and context matter: Miller with a capital M often functions as a surname rather than as the ordinary occupational noun.
例文
The Miller worked at the old mill.
その製粉業者は古い製粉所で働いていました。
A Miller makes flour from grain.
製粉業者は穀物から小麦粉を作ります。
The baker bought fresh flour from the Miller.
パン職人はその製粉業者から新鮮な小麦粉を買いました。
miller の類義語・関連語
miller の語源・成り立ち Etymology
miller は中英語を経て、古英語 mylnere「粉ひき職人」にさかのぼる語です。これはラテン語 mola「ひき臼・石臼」系の語につながり、mill（製粉機）と同根なので、「粉をひく人」だと考えると意味がつかみやすいです。
Miller came through Middle English from Old English mylnere, referring to a person who worked at a mill. The underlying mill word belongs to a family of European terms ultimately connected with Latin mola, “millstone.” In modern English, the structure is also transparent as mill plus the occupational suffix -er. Like Baker and Smith, Miller later became a widely used surname derived from a traditional trade.
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