Miler

Pronunciation

• Canada IPA: /ˈmaɪlÉ™r/

Origin

mile + agentive -er

Full definition of miler

Noun

1. an athlete or a horse who specializes in running races of one mile (often used in a compound with a number or fraction)
• 1905, E.W. Hornung, A Thief in the NightBut the master himself was an old Oxford miler, who could still bear it better than I; nay, as I flagged and stumbled, I heard him pounding steadily behind.
• 1907, Arthur Conan Doyle, Through the Magic DoorThe champion sprinter is seldom a five-miler as well.

Derived terms

• half-miler
• quarter-miler

Anagrams

• limer