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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From {{inh|en|enm|milkere}}, equivalent to {{af|en|milk|-er}}.
From {{inh|en|enm|milkere}}, equivalent to {{af|en|milk|-er|id2=agent noun}}.


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|En-au-milker.ogg|Audio (AU)|lang=en}}
* {{audio|en|En-au-milker.ogg|a=AU}}


===Noun===
===Noun===
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# An animal, such as a [[dairy]] [[cow]], kept for the milk it produces.
# An animal, such as a [[dairy cow]], kept for the milk it produces.
# A person who [[milk]]s.
# A person who [[milk]]s.
#: {{hypo|en|dairy farmer|milkmaid|dairymaid}}
#: {{ux|en|The '''milker''' woke up at dawn each day to tend to the cows.}}
#: {{ux|en|The snake '''milker''' massages the glands to extract the full measure of [[venom]] during each milking.}}
# A [[milking machine]].
# A [[milking machine]].
# A [[conservative]] [[poker]] [[player]] who only raises the stakes on a good hand.
# {{lb|en|poker}} A [[conservative]] [[poker]] [[player]] who only raises the stakes on a good hand.
# {{lb|en|slang}} A [[woman]]’s [[breast]]. <!-- https://books.google.com.br/books?id=FatJo80g7E4C&pg=PR9-IA26
# {{lb|en|slang|mostly|in the plural}} A [[woman]]’s [[breast]]. <!-- https://books.google.com.br/books?id=FatJo80g7E4C&pg=PR9-IA26
https://books.google.com.br/books?id=M3alBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA185
https://books.google.com.br/books?id=M3alBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA185
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!search/%E2%80%9Dher$20milkers%E2%80%9D -->
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!search/%E2%80%9Dher$20milkers%E2%80%9D -->


====Hyponyms====
====Derived terms====
* {{l|en|milkmaid}}
{{col3|en
|mommy milker
|sharemilker
}}


====Translations====
====Translations====
{{trans-top|dairy cow}}
{{trans-top|dairy cow}}
* Bashkir: {{t|ba|һауын һыйыр|sc=Cyrl}}
* Bashkir: {{t|ba|һауын һыйыр|sc=Cyrl}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|дойна крава|f}}
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* Finnish: {{t|fi|lypsyeläin}}; {{t+|fi|lypsylehmä}} {{q|dairy cow}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|мле́чна кра́ва|f}}, {{t|mk|мо́лзна кра́ва|f}}
* Norwegian:
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|mjølkar|m}}, {{t|nn|mjølkeku|f}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|dojka|f}}, {{t|pl|dójka|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|lechera|f}}, {{t+|es|vaca lechera|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|lechera|f}}, {{t+|es|vaca lechera|f}}
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{{trans-top|person who, or machine which, milks}}
{{trans-top|person who milks}}
* Bashkir: {{t|ba|һауынсы|sc=Cyrl}} {{qualifier|person, usually female}}
* Bashkir: {{t|ba|һауынсы|sc=Cyrl}} {{q|person, usually female}}
* French: {{t+|fr|trayeur|m}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|lypsäjä}}
* German: {{t+|de|Melker|m}}, {{t+|de|Melkerin|f}}, {{t+|de|Melkmaschine|f}}
* German: {{t+|de|Melker|m}}, {{t+|de|Melkerin|f}}
* Ingrian: {{t|izh|lypsäjä}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|mungitore|m}}, {{t+|it|mungitrice|f}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|mungitore|m}}, {{t+|it|mungitrice|f}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|мо́лзничар|m}}, {{t|mk|молзни́чарка|f}}, {{t|mk|мо́лзач|m}}, {{t|mk|мо́лзачка|f}}
* Norman: {{t|nrf|triyeux|m}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|kaiwhakatētē}}
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* Polish: {{t|pl|dojarz|m}}, {{t+|pl|dojarka|f}}, {{t+|pl|dojka|f}}, {{t|pl|dójka|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|доя́рка|f}} {{qualifier|female}}
* Spanish: {{t|es|ordeñador|m}}, {{t+|es|ordeñadora|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|доя́рка|f}} {{q|female}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|ordeñador|m}}, {{t+|es|ordeñadora|f}}
* Swedish: {{t|sv|mjölkare}}
* Swedish: {{t|sv|mjölkare|c}}
* Volapük: {{qualifier|♂♀}} {{t+|vo|tätan}}, {{qualifier|♂}} {{t|vo|hitätan}}, {{qualifier|♀}} {{t+|vo|jitätan}}, {{qualifier|♀}} {{t|vo|jitetan}} {{qualifier|older term}}
* Volapük: {{q|♂♀}} {{t+|vo|tätan}}, {{q|♂}} {{t|vo|hitätan}}, {{q|♀}} {{t+|vo|jitätan}}, {{q|♀}} {{t|vo|jitetan}} {{q|older term}}
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{{trans-see|machine which milks|milking machine}}

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* Bulgarian: {{t-check|bg|дояч|m}} <!-- Was under header "person who, or machine which, milks" - unclear which -->
* Italian: {{t+check|it|mungitore|m}}, {{t+|it|mungitrice|f}} <!-- Was under header "person who, or machine which, milks" - appear to refer to a person, but unclear if masculine may be used of the machine -->
* Norman: {{t-check|nrf|triyeux|m}} <!-- Was under header "person who, or machine which, milks" - unclear which -->
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* {{anagrams|en|a=eiklmr|Kilmer|remilk}}
* {{anagrams|en|a=eiklmr|Kilmer|remilk}}


{{C|en|Body parts|Dairy farming|Livestock|People}}
[[Category:en:People]]

Latest revision as of 04:49, 12 October 2024

English

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Etymology

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From Middle English milkere, equivalent to milk +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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milker (plural milkers)

  1. An animal, such as a dairy cow, kept for the milk it produces.
  2. A person who milks.
    Hyponyms: dairy farmer, milkmaid, dairymaid
    The milker woke up at dawn each day to tend to the cows.
    The snake milker massages the glands to extract the full measure of venom during each milking.
  3. A milking machine.
  4. (poker) A conservative poker player who only raises the stakes on a good hand.
  5. (slang, chiefly in the plural) A woman’s breast.

Derived terms

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Translations

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