-milercomb. form

Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly, e.g. five-miler Brit.

/ˌfʌɪvˈmʌɪlə/, U.S.

/ˌfaɪvˈmaɪlər/.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mile n.¹, -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < mile n.¹ + -er suffix¹.

Following a numeral: forming compounds denoting transits of a specified number of miles by walking, running, riding, etc.

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1819 J. Keats Let. 21 Sept. (1958) II. 168 The very thought of her kept me warm a whole stage—and a 16 miler too.

1856 C. Dickens Let. 14 Nov. (1995) VIII. 222 I went out this morning for a 12 miler.

a1890 D. Boucicault Flying Scud in A. Nicoll & F. T. Cloak Forbidden Fruit & Other Plays (1940) i. iii. 173 Next week as I was walking my five-miler on the downs, I met her walking with a six-foot sergeant of Dragoons.

1953 Athletics Weekly 21 Nov. 15/1 I wish 100 milers were ‘as common as 6 milers’.

1979 United States 1980–1 (Penguin Travel Guides) 513 There are several short trails and one 100-miler that will keep you paddling for days.

1994 Runner's World Feb. 24/1 You've just completed a hard 10-miler, so you head for the fridge and a sugar-loaded sports beverage, plus some cookies or frozen yogurt.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	-miler
释义	-milercomb. form Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly, e.g. five-miler Brit. /ˌfʌɪvˈmʌɪlə/, U.S. /ˌfaɪvˈmaɪlər/. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mile n.¹, -er suffix¹. Etymology: < mile n.¹ + -er suffix¹. Following a numeral: forming compounds denoting transits of a specified number of miles by walking, running, riding, etc. ΚΠ 1819 J. Keats Let. 21 Sept. (1958) II. 168 The very thought of her kept me warm a whole stage—and a 16 miler too. 1856 C. Dickens Let. 14 Nov. (1995) VIII. 222 I went out this morning for a 12 miler. a1890 D. Boucicault Flying Scud in A. Nicoll & F. T. Cloak Forbidden Fruit & Other Plays (1940) i. iii. 173 Next week as I was walking my five-miler on the downs, I met her walking with a six-foot sergeant of Dragoons. 1953 Athletics Weekly 21 Nov. 15/1 I wish 100 milers were ‘as common as 6 milers’. 1979 United States 1980–1 (Penguin Travel Guides) 513 There are several short trails and one 100-miler that will keep you paddling for days. 1994 Runner's World Feb. 24/1 You've just completed a hard 10-miler, so you head for the fridge and a sugar-loaded sports beverage, plus some cookies or frozen yogurt. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1819
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