<P> A miller is a person who operates a mill , a machine to grind a cereal crop to make flour . Milling is among the oldest of human occupations . `` Miller '' , `` Milne '' , and other variants are common surnames , as are their equivalents in other languages around the world ( `` Meunier '' in French , `` Müller '' or `` Mueller '' in German , `` Mulder '' and `` Molenaar '' in Dutch , `` Molnár '' in Hungarian , `` Molinero '' in Spanish , `` Molinaro '' or `` Molinari '' in Italian etc . ) . Milling existed in hunter - gatherer communities , and later millers were important to the development of agriculture . </P>
<P> A miller is a person who operates a mill , a machine to grind a cereal crop to make flour . Milling is among the oldest of human occupations . `` Miller '' , `` Milne '' , and other variants are common surnames , as are their equivalents in other languages around the world ( `` Meunier '' in French , `` Müller '' or `` Mueller '' in German , `` Mulder '' and `` Molenaar '' in Dutch , `` Molnár '' in Hungarian , `` Molinero '' in Spanish , `` Molinaro '' or `` Molinari '' in Italian etc . ) . Milling existed in hunter - gatherer communities , and later millers were important to the development of agriculture . </P>
what did a miller do in colonial times
what did a miller do in colonial times
operates a mill , a machine to grind a cereal crop to make flour
operates a mill , a machine to grind a cereal crop to make flour