Meaning & use

Milker

noun·Everyday

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A person or machine that milks cows or other dairy animals.

See it in a sentence

The farmer hired an extra milker for the busy calving season.

The automated milker attaches to each cow with gentle suction cups.

A note on using this word

Also used informally to describe a dairy animal based on how well it produces milk, as in 'a good milker.'

Another way to use it

2. noun

A dairy animal, especially a cow, considered in terms of its milk-producing ability.

That old cow has always been a reliable milker.

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