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chicken sexer

chicken sexer

9.3
A person who tells if chicks are male or female
  • noun
  • /ˈtʃɪkən ˈsɛksər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : sexador de pollos
  • The hatchery hired an experienced chicken sexer to ensure the efficiency of its breeding program.

Examples

  • Becoming a skilled chicken sexer requires intensive training and a keen eye for detail.

  • After years of practice, the chicken sexer could quickly identify the gender of hundreds of chicks a day.

  • The chicken sexer worked diligently at the hatchery.

  • A skilled chicken sexer can identify the chicks' sex quickly.

  • The experienced chicken sexer quickly sorted the male chicks from the females with remarkable accuracy.

  • As a chicken sexer, she plays a vital role in the poultry industry by ensuring the correct sexing of hatchlings.

  • During the training, the aspiring chicken sexer learned various techniques to distinguish between male and female chicks.

Synonyms

chick sexer
vschicken sexer
  • Specialized
9.9

A person who looks at baby chicks to tell if they are male or female

applies across the wider poultry industry rather than only at hatcheries

Surface Forms

chicken sexer singular
chicken sexers plural

Morphology

chicken + sexer

The meaning 'a person who determines the sex of chicks' is directly compositional from 'chicken' plus an agentive form of 'sex' (i.e. someone who 'sexes' animals). Although 'sexer' is a rare term, the agentive -er morphology on the verb 'sex' makes the role predictable, so learners who know 'chicken' and the verb 'sex' (to determine biological sex) can infer the meaning.

Etymology

Chicken sexer comes from farm work: chicken names the bird and sexer is the person who checks a chick to see its 'sex', quickly putting males and females into different groups. That's why it means 'a trained person who can tell whether chicks are male or female'.