Meaning of Miler | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname.
2. An athlete or a horse who specializes in running races of one mile, or a specified number of miles.
   in-compounds, often
3. A race whose length is the specified number of miles.
   in-compounds

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Examples

“But 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.”

“The champion sprinter is seldom a five-miler as well.”

“Indeed, with a world record⟳‐holder or Olympic champion in almost every race⟳, with six milers who have⟳ broken 4 minutes, eight high jumpers who can top 7 feet and seven pole vaulters who have⟳ cleared 17 feet, there is no way guessing how many Olympic champions‐elect⟳ will be on display in the hatbox over Penn Station.”

“I ran an eight-miler on Sunday and I'm still feeling sore.”

“There were some impressive victories, but Fleming believes her most important race⟳ was the second of two close⟳ second-place finishes to Pippig, one in the Peachtree 10-K in Atlanta in July and the second in a seven-miler in Davenport, Iowa, a week later.”

“They started with a mile; by January, they were hitting the trails at Bear⟳ Mountain at 7 a.m. on Saturdays for a brisk eight-miler.”

“Mr. Sell⟳ continued, “If it’s really icy out or if it’s negative 10 degrees and you are doing an easy six-miler, it probably makes a lot more sense⟳ to do it on a treadmill than to risk⟳ hurting anything.””

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