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sharemilker

sharemilker noun: one who takes part in a sharemilking arrangement.

Noun

sharemilker (plural sharemilkers)

  1. One who takes part in a sharemilking arrangement.
    • Many of the houses that sharemilkers were expected to live in were little more than shacks, and it was quite evident that there wouldn't be any improvements made to them.1966, N. D. Thompson, The Sharemilkers: A Novel of the Waikato, page 99
    • The principle of a sharemilk agreement is that the number of cows put in by the sharemilker remains the property of the sharemilker.2017, Wytske Chamberlain, Ward Anseeuw, Inclusive Businesses in Agriculture, →ISBN, page 201

Forms of sharemilker

pluralsharemilkers
alternative formshare-milker
alternative formshare milker

Origin of sharemilker

From share + milker.

Questions about sharemilker

What does sharemilker mean?
Sharemilker means one who takes part in a sharemilking arrangement.
What part of speech is sharemilker?
Sharemilker is a noun.
What is the plural of sharemilker?
The plural of sharemilker is sharemilkers.

Words near sharemilker in the dictionary

  1. sharemate
  2. sharemates
  3. sharemen
  4. sharemilk
  5. sharemilked
  6. sharemilker
  7. sharemilkers
  8. sharemilking
  9. sharemilks
  10. sharena sol
  11. sharent

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