мельник

мельник

Miller.

'Мельник' is used as a noun depicting the occupation of a miller.

Мельник быстро смолол зерно в своей мельнице.

The miller quickly ground the grain in his mill.

'Мельник' is used as a character's name or title in a literary context.

Этот роман называется «Мельник и его сыновья».

This novel is called 'The Miller and His Sons'.

Here, 'мельник' metaphorically refers to the mill as if it had personality.

Старый мельник стоял заброшенным на краю деревни.

The old mill stood abandoned at the edge of the village.