milker
Americannoun
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a cow, goat, etc, that yields milk, esp of a specified quality or amount
a poor milker
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a person who milks
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another name for milking machine
Etymology
Origin of milker
Example Sentences
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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
He grafts, he's deadpan, he's not a milker.
From The Guardian • Jul. 14, 2013
And Mr. Cardiff who was our best milker.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
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