distiller

noun

dis·​till·​er di-ˈsti-lər How to pronounce distiller (audio)
: one that distills especially alcoholic liquors

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The ethanol production segment includes the production, storage, and transportation of ethanol, distillers grains, Ultra-High Protein, and renewable corn oil. Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 7 Feb. 2025 This mutual respect continued after emancipation, as Nearest Green became the first master distiller for the Jack Daniel Distillery. Ian and Tonya Fitzpatrick, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025 An escalation of retaliatory tariff wars is especially dire right now for American distillers and farmers supporting the spirits industry. Anna Lee C. Iijima, Bon Appétit, 21 Jan. 2025 Law was a third-generation distiller who ran a legal distillery called Law’s Choice in Franklin County, VA. Tom Tapp, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for distiller 

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First Known Use

1562, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of distiller was in 1562

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distiller

noun
dis·​till·​er dis-ˈtil-ər How to pronounce distiller (audio)
: one that distills especially alcoholic liquors

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