dairy farmer
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- noun
- /ˈdɛəri ˈfɑrmər/
:
ganadero lechero
- The dairy farmer milks the cows every morning to produce fresh milk for the community.
- Wisconsin dairy farmers
- percent of dairy farmers
- small dairy farmers
Californian public servant, Former dairy farmer.
- Californian public servant, Former dairy farmer.
- So it's you give our war force a little bit of coffee, Brandy, some half and half milk from our strong dairy farmers, and I think honestly, we would succeed.
Examples
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Opportunities for dairy farmers squeezed out by urban expansion differ from those available to farmers in rural areas.
Academic text (2001) -
Respondents to the spring survey are fairly typical of Wisconsin dairy farmers.
Academic text (1994) -
But we fellow dairy farmers out here, Frank, are you thinking of us?
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We're all dairy farmers in these parts.
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I mean, you let the dairy farmers do that, half of them would be out of business tomorrow.
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And what about those poor dairy farmers? she says.
Fiction book (1992) -
To my knowledge, those were the Jewish families among the dairy farmers.
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I'm a dairy farmer from Mississippi.
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Climate change is a source of pessimism among many Wisconsin dairy farmers.
Academic text (1994) -
"We are struggling to keep our current dairy farmers," said Olson, dressed in a Carhartt sweatshirt and vest.
Blog text (22)
Synonyms
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A person who grows crops or raises animals on a farm
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A person who looks after cows and sells milk
A woman who works in a dairy making and selling milk products
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person who owns or manages a farm that produces milk and dairy products' is directly and compositionally derived from 'dairy' (relating to milk or a place where milk is processed) + 'farmer' (a person who operates a farm). This noun–noun combination follows a common, transparent compounding pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The compound noun dairy farmer combines dairy, meaning milk and cheese, and farmer, meaning someone who works a farm, so it gives a clear picture of a person who keeps cows or goats to get milk. That's why it means 'a person who owns or manages a farm that produces milk and dairy products'.