milker

[ mil-ker ]

/ ˈmɪl kər /

noun

a person or thing that milks.

a cow or other animal that gives milk.

Words nearby milker

milk vetch, milk-alkali syndrome, milk-and-water, milk-toast, milk-white, milker, milkfish, milking machine, milking parlor, milking shed, milking stool

Origin of milker

First recorded in 1490–1500; milk + -er¹

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Examples from the Web for milker

However, I'll take you on as milker if you like—it's about the only thing you haven't sampled.
Back To Billabong|Mary Grant Bruce
If any mare happens to be unruly, her foal is brought, and allowed to suck a little, after which the milker again succeeds.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. I|Robert Kerr
It must also be borne in mind that the milker may spread disease through the milk.
Outlines of Dairy Bacteriology, 8th edition|H. L. Russell
Cream cheese, soft and bland when young but ages to a tang between that of any goat's-milker and Roquefort.
The Complete Book of Cheese|Robert Carlton Brown

As each cow is milked, the milker hangs the pail on a spring balance and registers the exact weight on a blackboard.
The Fat of the Land|John Williams Streeter

British Dictionary definitions for milker

milker

/ (ˈmɪlkə) /

noun

a cow, goat, etc, that yields milk, esp of a specified quality or amounta poor milker

a person who milks

another name for milking machine

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