1
: one that is a specified number of miles in length
—used in combination
a 15-miler
2
: one that competes in mile races
—often qualified in combination
a quarter-miler
Examples of miler in a Sentence
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In the spring, the University of Washington track team produced eight sub-four-minute milers.
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Amby Burfoot, New York Times, 22 July 2023
How far off are the Americans from producing a top miler?
—Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2023
The lead author is Arturo Casado, a former Olympic miler from Spain.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 23 Feb. 2023
Teammate Jaida Ross is No. 6 on this year’s best list in the shot with a mark of 59-9¾. The UO men, represented in the meet only by miler Elliott Cook, aren’t a factor in the team picture.
—Ken Goe For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 10 Mar. 2023
Hocker wanted to be a miler.
—David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Aug. 2021
Except for 1986 when it was held at Atlanta Motor Speedway, the event was at Charlotte Motor Speedway normally on the weekend prior to that track’s 600 miler.
—Greg Engle, Forbes, 19 May 2022
Another seven have yet to compete — long jumper Tianna Bartoletta, hurdler Grant Holloway and hammer thrower DeAnna Price (Saturday) and long jumper Jeff Henderson, hurdler Dalilah Muhammad, sprinter Noah Lyles and metric miler Matt Centrowitz (Sunday).
—BostonGlobe.com, 26 June 2021
Teammate Jaida Ross, sixth on the indoor season’s bests list, finished eighth with a best effort of 57-7¾. The UO men were represented only by miler Elliott Cook.
—Ken Goe For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 11 Mar. 2023
Amby Burfoot, New York Times, 22 July 2023
How far off are the Americans from producing a top miler?
—Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2023
The lead author is Arturo Casado, a former Olympic miler from Spain.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 23 Feb. 2023
Teammate Jaida Ross is No. 6 on this year’s best list in the shot with a mark of 59-9¾. The UO men, represented in the meet only by miler Elliott Cook, aren’t a factor in the team picture.
—Ken Goe For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 10 Mar. 2023
Hocker wanted to be a miler.
—David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Aug. 2021
Except for 1986 when it was held at Atlanta Motor Speedway, the event was at Charlotte Motor Speedway normally on the weekend prior to that track’s 600 miler.
—Greg Engle, Forbes, 19 May 2022
Another seven have yet to compete — long jumper Tianna Bartoletta, hurdler Grant Holloway and hammer thrower DeAnna Price (Saturday) and long jumper Jeff Henderson, hurdler Dalilah Muhammad, sprinter Noah Lyles and metric miler Matt Centrowitz (Sunday).
—BostonGlobe.com, 26 June 2021
Teammate Jaida Ross, sixth on the indoor season’s bests list, finished eighth with a best effort of 57-7¾. The UO men were represented only by miler Elliott Cook.
—Ken Goe For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 11 Mar. 2023
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miler
noun
mil·er
ˈmī-lər 
: one that competes in races a mile long
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