Miller of Dee

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Miller of Dee

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From the traditional English folk song Miller of Dee, in which the eponymous miller sings "I care for nobody, no not I, if nobody cares for me."

noun Millers of Dee

  1. idiomatic Someone who lives independently and unattached to others, especially for selfish reasons. Mr. Wallace, although fortified with a letter bearing the mitred seal of the Bishop the diocese, feels that he is about to come in contact with a great power; an awful something that is not to be trifled with; one of the noblest institutions of our land, who is a very Miller of Dee, and accountable

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@misc{miller_of_dee_2026,
  title = {Miller of Dee},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/miller%20of%20dee},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}