Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who milks animals: A "milker" is a person whose job or task is to extract milk from animals, typically cows, goats, or sheep.
   • A machine for milking animals: A "milker" is also a device or piece of equipment used to milk dairy animals.
   • A dairy animal: In specific contexts, "milker" can refer to a cow or other animal that is kept for milk production.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Person):

  • The farmer hired an experienced milker for the morning shift.
  • She is the fastest milker in the dairy, able to milk twenty cows in an hour.

• Noun (Machine):

  • The new automatic milker has made the process much more efficient.
  • They attached the milker to the cow to begin the process.

• Noun (Animal):

  • That Holstein is our best milker, producing over ten gallons a day.
  • We need to separate the milkers from the rest of the herd.

Advanced Usage

• "First-milker" or "first-calf milker": A cow that is producing milk for the first time after giving birth to her first calf.

  • The first-calf milker requires extra attention as she adjusts to the routine.

• "Machine milker": A specific term to distinguish the equipment from a person.

  • The invention of the machine milker revolutionized the dairy industry.

Variants and Related Words

• Milk (verb): To draw milk from an animal.

  • It takes skill to milk a cow properly.

• Milking (noun): The act or process of extracting milk.

  • Milking is done twice a day on most farms.

• Dairy (noun): A place where milk is processed or where dairy cows are kept.

  • He works at the local dairy.

Synonyms

• Milkmaid (noun, historical/female): A woman or girl who milks cows.
• Dairyman (noun): A man who works in a dairy or deals with dairy products.
• Milking machine (noun): A specific synonym for the equipment.

Related Phrases

• To be a good/bad milker: Used to describe an animal's milk production capacity.
  • This goat is a very good milker.

Noun

1. cattle that are reared for their milk