milker
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3.2
A cow that people keep and raise to produce milk
- noun
- /ˈmɪlkər/
:
vaca lechera
- During the summer months, the new milker produced significantly more milk than the others in the herd.
- a good milker
Examples
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The farmer kept several high-quality milk cows to ensure a steady supply of fresh milk every day.
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You'll make an excellent milker.
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The milking parlor also had a concrete pit: that was where the milker stood with sixteen cows brought above, eight on either side.
Fiction book (1997) -
She trained her young heifer to become an excellent milker, focusing on proper feeding and care.
Synonyms
cow
vsmilker
665
1.0
An adult female farm animal that gives milk
is narrower, referring specifically to an animal kept to produce milk
dairy cow
vsmilker
5
1.5
A cow that is kept mainly to give milk
is a general name for an animal kept and bred to give milk
milk cow
vsmilker
3
1.0
A cow kept to give milk for people to drink
is the basic concept of an animal kept and bred to produce milk
6.3
A cow that a farmer keeps to give milk
is the general term for an animal kept and bred to make milk
9.9
A cow or other cattle kept to give milk
is narrower, referring to a single animal type kept for milk
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Morphology
Etymology
Milker comes from the word milk and the ending -er, the same way we make baker or driver. It meant 'one who gives milk', so on a farm a milker is a cow kept to produce milk.