sharemilker

English

Alternative forms

• share-milker
• share milker

Etymology

share +‎ milker

Noun

sharemilker (plural sharemilkers)

1. One who takes part in a sharemilking arrangement.
   • 1966, N. D. Thompson, The Sharemilkers: A Novel of the Waikato, page 99:

     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.

   • 2017, Wytske Chamberlain, Ward Anseeuw, Inclusive Businesses in Agriculture, →ISBN, page 201:

     The principle of a sharemilk agreement is that the number of cows put in by the sharemilker remains the property of the sharemilker.