miler

noun

mil·​er ˈmī-lər How to pronounce miler (audio)
1
: one that is a specified number of miles in length
—used in combination
a 15-miler
2
: one that competes in mile races
—often qualified in combination
a quarter-miler

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On May 29, 1954—just 23 days after Roger Bannister entered the history books as the world’s first sub-four-minute miler—a 21-year-old British woman named Diane Leather notched a similar milestone. — Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 26 Feb. 2025 There is no better suitcase, available for $1,650 for road warriors, airline million milers, and would-be travel influencers. — Melissa Locker, TIME, 26 Nov. 2024 Under Johnson, the northeastern Indiana school featured two national champions in cross-country, won a national team title in indoor track in 2020, was NAIA program of the year in 2021, and landed a recruiting commitment from the fastest high school miler in U.S. history in 2022. — Tim Evans, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Sep. 2024 Delta Air Lines Delta has several levels of million miler status. — Harrison Pierce, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for miler

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First Known Use

1819, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of miler was in 1819

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miler

noun
mil·​er ˈmī-lər How to pronounce miler (audio)
: one that competes in races a mile long
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