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milkeress

milkeress noun: a woman who milks an animal.

Noun

milkeress (plural milkeresses)

  1. (archaic, rare) A woman who milks an animal.

Forms of milkeress

pluralmilkeresses

Origin of milkeress

From milker + -ess.

Questions about milkeress

What does milkeress mean?
Milkeress means a woman who milks an animal.
What part of speech is milkeress?
Milkeress is a noun.
What is the plural of milkeress?
The plural of milkeress is milkeresses.

Words near milkeress in the dictionary

  1. milked
  2. milked the clock
  3. milken
  4. milker
  5. milker's nodule
  6. milkeress
  7. milkeresses
  8. milkeries
  9. milkers
  10. Milkers Flat
  11. milkery

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