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distiller

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A person who distills, especially alcoholic spirits or hard liquor by a process of distillation; a person who owns, works in or operates a distillery.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A device or apparatus that distills, a condenser; a still.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A company whose business is distilling, especially one that manufactures alcoholic spirits or liquor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

someone who distills alcoholic liquors

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: manufacturer, producer

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English distill Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English distiller From distill + -er.

Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: destil·lador — a person who distills, one who owns or works in a distillery
  • Catalan: destil·ladora — a person who distills, one who owns or works in a distillery
  • Galician: destilador — a person who distills, one who owns or works in a distillery
  • German: Brenner — a person who distills, one who owns or works in a distillery
  • German: Brennerin — a person who distills, one who owns or works in a distillery
  • German: Branntweinbrenner — a person who distills, one who owns or works in a distillery
  • German: Branntweinbrennerin — a person who distills, one who owns or works in a distillery
  • German: Schnapsbrenner — a person who distills, one who owns or works in a distillery
  • German: Schnapsbrennerin — a person who distills, one who owns or works in a distillery
  • Italian: distillatore — a person who distills, one who owns or works in a distillery
  • Italian: distillatrice — a person who distills, one who owns or works in a distillery
  • Malay: penyuling — a person who distills, one who owns or works in a distillery
  • Polish: gorzelnik — a person who distills, one who owns or works in a distillery
  • Swedish: destillatör — a person who distills, one who owns or works in a distillery
  • Volapük: steilan — a person who distills, one who owns or works in a distillery
  • Volapük: histeilan — a person who distills, one who owns or works in a distillery
  • Volapük: jisteilan — a person who distills, one who owns or works in a distillery
  • Volapük: steilel — a person who distills, one who owns or works in a distillery
  • Esperanto: distililo — an apparatus that distills, a condenser, a still
  • French: alambic — an apparatus that distills, a condenser, a still
  • Galician: destilador — an apparatus that distills, a condenser, a still
  • German: Destillierapparat — an apparatus that distills, a condenser, a still
  • Malay: penyuling — an apparatus that distills, a condenser, a still
  • Spanish: destilador — an apparatus that distills, a condenser, a still
  • Spanish: alambique — an apparatus that distills, a condenser, a still
  • Spanish: alquitara — an apparatus that distills, a condenser, a still
  • Spanish: alcatara — an apparatus that distills, a condenser, a still
  • Swedish: destillator — an apparatus that distills, a condenser, a still
  • Swedish: destillationsapparat — an apparatus that distills, a condenser, a still
  • Turkish: imbik — an apparatus that distills, a condenser, a still
  • Ottoman Turkish: انبیق (imbik) — an apparatus that distills, a condenser, a still
  • Volapük: steilamaparat — an apparatus that distills, a condenser, a still
  • Volapük: steilaparat — an apparatus that distills, a condenser, a still
  • Volapük: steilöm — an apparatus that distills, a condenser, a still
  • Swedish: destilleri — a company that distills
  • Swedish: bränneri — a company that distills
Real reading context

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