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
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The Invitational boys 3200 field included five sub-four minute milers.
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Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
McDonald, a work-study student and miler at Boston College, started the club when an administrator asked him to organize a track meet for some visiting British runners.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2025
On May 29, 1954—just 23 days after Roger Bannister entered the history books as the world’s first sub-four-minute miler—a 21-year-old British woman named Diane Leather notched a similar milestone.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 26 Feb. 2025
There is no better suitcase, available for $1,650 for road warriors, airline million milers, and would-be travel influencers.
—Melissa Locker, TIME, 26 Nov. 2024
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Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
McDonald, a work-study student and miler at Boston College, started the club when an administrator asked him to organize a track meet for some visiting British runners.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2025
On May 29, 1954—just 23 days after Roger Bannister entered the history books as the world’s first sub-four-minute miler—a 21-year-old British woman named Diane Leather notched a similar milestone.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 26 Feb. 2025
There is no better suitcase, available for $1,650 for road warriors, airline million milers, and would-be travel influencers.
—Melissa Locker, TIME, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Miler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/miler. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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miler
noun
mil·er
ˈmī-lər 
: one that competes in races a mile long
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