Miller of Dee
Miller of Dee noun: someone who lives independently and unattached to others, especially for selfish reasons.
Noun
Miller of Dee (plural Millers of Dee)
- Someone who lives independently and unattached to others, especially for selfish reasons.
- Mr. Wallace, although fortified with a letter bearing the mitred seal of the Bishop the diocese, feels that he is about to come in contact with a great power; an awful something that is not to be trifled with; one of the noblest institutions of our land, who is a very Miller of Dee, and accountable...1852, Samuel Warren, The Experiences of a Barrister, page 209
- He was a regular "Miller of Dee," caring for nobody; and yet he was likeable, that humorous old stoic, who suffered from gall-stone, and bore horrible bouts of pain like a hero.1920, John Galsworthy, Tatterdemalion, →ISBN, page 82
Forms of Miller of Dee
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Origin of Miller of Dee
From the traditional English folk song Miller of Dee, in which the eponymous miller sings "I care for nobody, no not I, if nobody cares for me."
Questions about Miller of Dee
- What does Miller of Dee mean?
- Miller of Dee means someone who lives independently and unattached to others, especially for selfish reasons.
- What part of speech is Miller of Dee?
- Miller of Dee is a noun.
- What is the plural of Miller of Dee?
- The plural of Miller of Dee is Millers of Dee.
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