Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

miller of dee

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.75 in modern English

Syllables: miller of dee
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who lives independently and unattached to others, especially for selfish reasons.

Example Sentences

"Mr. Wallace, although fortified with a letter bearing the mitred seal of the Bishop the diocese, feels that he is about to come in contact with a great power; an awful something that is not to be trifled with; one of the noblest institutions of our land, who is a very Miller of Dee, and accountable to nobody."
"He was a regular "Miller of Dee," caring for nobody; and yet he was likeable, that humorous old stoic, who suffered from gall-stone, and bore horrible bouts of pain like a hero."
""None at all? No parents, no wives, no children of your own?" "Not one, thank God. Miller of Dee, that's me.""

Etymology

From the traditional English folk song Miller of Dee, in which the eponymous miller sings "I care for nobody, no not I, if nobody cares for me."

Inflected Forms

Millers of Dee (plural)

Questions

What does miller of dee mean?: Someone who lives independently and unattached to others, especially for selfish reasons.
Where does miller of dee come from?: From the traditional English folk song Miller of Dee, in which the eponymous miller sings "I care for nobody, no not I, if nobody cares for me."

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