noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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rhymes with -ɪlə(ɹ)
CMU ARPABET:D IH0 S T IH1 L ER0
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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.
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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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4
noun
Meaning 4
someone who distills alcoholic liquors
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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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