distiller

noun
UK /dɪˈstɪlə/
US /dɪˈstɪlər/

A person or machine that makes a liquid pure by heating it and collecting the steam.

The distiller turned the fermented grain into strong whiskey.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A company or factory that produces alcoholic spirits.

The local distiller exports whiskey to many countries.

3. A device used to separate liquids by boiling and condensing them.

The lab distiller removed impurities from the water.

4. A person who extracts the essential meaning or idea from something.

She was a distiller of complex research into simple advice.