Definition
A person who operates or tends to a still used in the production of fine spirits or distilled beverages.
Etymology
Compound of 'fine' (from Old English 'fin' meaning excellent) and 'stiller' (one who stills, from Middle English 'stillen' meaning to calm or distill). The term emerged in 18th-century English to describe master craftspeople in the spirits industry.
Kelly Says
The term reflects how specialized occupations were named in pre-industrial times by simply combining the quality of work with the tool or process—much like how 'wheelwright' meant wheel-maker. These named crafts reveal the precision and social prestige of skilled distillers in medieval and early modern Europe.
Translations
ARالعربية
معالج
mu-a-laaj
CACatalà
afinador
ah-fi-na-dor
CSČeština
dokonalitel
do-ko-na-li-tel
DEDeutsch
Verfeiner
ver-fayn-er
ELΕλληνικά
επεξεργαστής
e-pe-xe-rag-stes
ESEspañol
experto en refinamiento
ehk-sper-toh en reh-fi-nah-mee-en-toh
FAفارسی
مبتکر
mobt-ek-kar
FISuomi
hiottaja
hiot-ta-ja
FRFrançais
affinateur
ah-fee-nah-towr
GUGU
સુપરિયર
su-pe-ree-ar
HIहिन्दी
सुधारक
su-dhaar-ak
HUMagyar
finiszer
fi-nis-zer
IDBahasa Indonesia
ahli penyempurnaan
ah-lee pe-n-yem-pur-na-an
ITItaliano
affinatore
ah-fee-nah-to-reh
KKKK
өңіреленген
oeng-i-re-len-gen
KMKM
ប្រព្រឹត្ត
bra-prou-rt
KO한국어
정제하는 사람
jeong-je-ha-neun sa-ram
MSBahasa Melayu
ahli
ah-lee
NLNederlands
finetuner
fi-net-u-ner
PLPolski
doskonalnik
do-skon-al-nik
PTPortuguês
aperfeiçoador
ah-peh-fee-th-sah-doh-dor
RORomână
finisor
fi-ni-sor
RUРусский
утончитель
oo-ton-chee-tel
SWKiswahili
mwenye ujuzi
mwen-ye oo-joo-zi
TAதமிழ்
மேம்படுத்துபவர்
may-am-pad-thu-pa-var
TEతెలుగు
సమర్థుడు
sa-mar-th-udu
THไทย
ผู้เชี่ยวชาญ
poo-cheo-yow-chaan
TRTürkçe
inceleme ustası
in-ce-le-me oo-stah-si
UKУкраїнська
досконаліст
do-sko-na-list
VITiếng Việt
người tinh chế
ngoo-tee-n-chhe
ZUZU
umshayeli
oom-sha-ye-lee