distiller

/dɪˈstɪlə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /dɪˈstɪlər/ (ame, ipa) · /di-ˈsti-lər/ (ame, mw)

distiller — noun

  • distillersingular
  • distillersplural

1. a person or business that makes spirits — for example whisky, gin, vodka, or rum

1.名詞C1
釋義

a person or business that makes spirits — for example whisky, gin, vodka, or rum — by heating a liquid mixture and then collecting the alcohol vapour as it cools back into liquid.

例句

Vinícius works as a distiller at a small whisky brand in the Scottish Highlands.

subject-complement pattern: works as a distiller

The family-run distiller near Kyoto has been making rice spirits for almost two hundred years.

company-noun reading: 'the distiller' = the business

同義詞
  • distillery

    the building or plant where spirits are made, not the maker themselves

  • spirits producer

    broader business term that covers larger commercial operations

  • brewer

    makes beer, not spirits — common point of confusion

文法句型

a distiller of [spirit]

用法筆記

Refers to both the person who does the work and the company that owns the equipment; context decides which reading applies. Distinguish from 'distillery', which is only the building or plant.

常見錯誤

❌Eli bought a bottle of wine from a famous distiller.
✅Eli bought a bottle of whisky from a famous distiller.
💡distillers make spirits (whisky, gin, vodka, rum), not wine or beer.
❌The distiller building is open to the public on weekends.
✅The distillery is open to the public on weekends.
💡use 'distillery' for the building or plant; 'distiller' is the maker.