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millman|ˈmɪlmən| [f. mill n.1 + man n.] a. A man who has charge of and works a mill of any kind. b. A man employed in a mill.
1551–2Act 5 & 6 Edw. VI, c. 6 §6 Yf..any Clothe..prove..thoroughe the defaulte or negligence of the Milman or otherwise to be full of holes [etc.]. 1837Hawthorne Twice-told T. (1851) I. vii. 136 The whole population of Parker's Falls, consisting of shopkeepers, mistresses of boarding houses, factory girls, millmen, and schoolboys. 1874Raymond Statist. Mines & Mining 501 You cannot ask the mill-man to vary the weight or speed of his stamps. 1885Manch. Exam. 25 Mar. 5/4 The puddlers and millmen..resolved..to give their services, for a week, gratuitously. |