milker

American  

[mil-ker] / ˈmɪl kər /

noun

1. a person or thing that milks.

2. milking machine.

3. a cow or other animal that gives milk.

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milker British  

/ ˈmɪlkə /

noun

1. a cow, goat, etc, that yields milk, esp of a specified quality or amount

   a poor milker

2. a person who milks

3. another name for milking machine

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Etymology

Origin of milker

First recorded in 1490–1500; milk + -er ¹

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Example Sentences

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milker

A single robotic milker can care for over 60 cows, and the second milker is cheaper than the first, and the third cheaper than the second.

From Salon ● May 7, 2022

In robotic milking, the cow decides when she wants to be milked and goes to the robotic milker.

From Seattle Times ● May 27, 2018

Some farmers are sticking with their tie-stall barns, in which they hook up their cows by hand to an automatic milker in the stall.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 24, 2018

Those who’ve been milked too recently are sent back to pasture instead of on to the robotic milker.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 3, 2016

And Mr. Cardiff who was our best milker.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness

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