distiller

noun

dis·​till·​er di-ˈsti-lər How to pronounce distiller (audio)
: one that distills especially alcoholic liquors

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Booker’s was created in the late 1980s by its namesake, the late Beam master distiller Booker Noe. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2026 Determined to revive the historic brand, the entrepreneurs worked with a Miami craft distiller to develop a modern version inspired by the original, minus the THC. — Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Both OpenAI and Anthropic have warned that the distillers’ methods will only get more sophisticated, given how valuable distillation can be. — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026 Catoctin Creek was founded in 2009 by Becky Harris, a chemical engineer turned distiller, and her husband, Scott, who left a government IT career to run their sales and marketing. — Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for distiller

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First Known Use

1562, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of distiller was in 1562

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distiller

noun
dis·​till·​er dis-ˈtil-ər How to pronounce distiller (audio)
: one that distills especially alcoholic liquors
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