milker

/ˈmɪlkər/
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Other forms: milkers

Definitions of milker
  1. noun
    cattle that are reared for their milk
    synonyms: dairy cattle, dairy cow, milch cow, milcher, milk cow
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    Ayrshire
    hardy breed of dairy cattle from Ayr, Scotland
    Brown Swiss
    large hardy brown breed of dairy cattle from Switzerland
    Jersey
    a breed of diary cattle developed on the island of Jersey
    milking shorthorn
    breed evolved from shorthorn beef cattle
    Friesian, Holstein, Holstein-Friesian
    a breed of dairy cattle from northern Holland
    Guernsey
    breed of dairy cattle from the island of Guernsey
    type of:
    Bos taurus, cattle, cows, kine, oxen
    domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
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