dairyman

[ dair-ee-muhn ]

noun

, plural dair·y·men.

1. an owner or manager of a dairy.
2. an employee in a dairy.

dairyman

/ ˈdɛərɪmən /

noun

1. a man who works in a dairy or deals in dairy products

Gender Note

Is dairyman gender-neutral? See -man.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dairyman¹

First recorded in 1775–85; dairy + -man

Example Sentences

“I’m 65 years old, playing a character that, if you crunch the math, should be about 40,” he told The Times of taking on Tevye, the show’s devout dairyman.

From Los Angeles Times

For references, he listed the mayor, the butcher, the dairyman and the service station operator, and his mother signed papers saying that she wouldn’t request his early discharge.

From Los Angeles Times

The dedicated dairyman, who works in Basildon, said he used to help his local milkman as a child after being interested in the "community feel" of the job.

From BBC

It was the dairyman who gave me the hot idea.

From Literature

Topol, a leading Israeli actor who charmed generations of theatergoers and movie-watchers with his portrayal of Tevye, the long-suffering and charismatic dairyman in “Fiddler on the Roof,” has died in Tel Aviv at 87.

From Washington Post