/ˈmaɪləɹ/
- in-compounds, oftenAn athlete or a horse who specializes in running races of one mile, or a specified number of miles.
“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 1”
- in-compoundsA race whose length is the specified number of miles.
“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 sec”
“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.”
Formsmilers(plural) · Milers(plural)