distiller

C2 Topic:People & Society

US /dɪˈstɪlər/ UK /dɪˈstɪlə/ See IPA manual

Freq #144971

Meanings

1

noun
a person who makes distilled spirits or purifies liquids by distillation

The distiller monitored the temperature as the first spirit left the still.
2

noun
a company or business that produces distilled alcoholic drinks

The local distiller ages its whiskey in charred oak barrels.
3

noun
an apparatus that separates or purifies substances by distillation

The laboratory distiller condensed the vapor into a clean receiving flask.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person who makes... spirit makerliquor producer

2 noun · a company or business that... distilleryspirits producer

3 noun · an apparatus that separates... stilldistillation apparatus

Word family

Derived forms microdistiller

Related forms distill distillationdistillatedistillery still

Etymology

Formed from distill + the agent or instrument suffix -er. Distill came through French from Latin destillare, 'to drip down,' from de-, 'down,' and stillare, 'to drip.' Distiller can therefore name the operator, the business, or the apparatus that performs the process.

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People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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# distiller

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /dɪˈstɪlər/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪˈstɪlə/
**Frequency rank:** 144971

## Meanings
1. a person who makes distilled spirits or purifies liquids by distillation
2. a company or business that produces distilled alcoholic drinks
3. an apparatus that separates or purifies substances by distillation

## Examples
- The distiller monitored the temperature as the first spirit left the still.
- The local distiller ages its whiskey in charred oak barrels.
- The laboratory distiller condensed the vapor into a clean receiving flask.

## Synonyms
- spirit maker
- liquor producer
- distillery
- spirits producer
- still
- distillation apparatus

## Derived Forms
- microdistiller

## Related Forms
- distill
- distillation
- distillate
- distillery
- still

## Etymology
Formed from distill + the agent or instrument suffix -er. Distill came through French from Latin destillare, 'to drip down,' from de-, 'down,' and stillare, 'to drip.' Distiller can therefore name the operator, the business, or the apparatus that performs the process.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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