milkman

[ milk-man ]

noun

, plural milk·men.

1. a person who sells or delivers milk.

milkman

/ ˈmɪlkmən /

noun

1. a man who delivers or sells milk
2. a man who milks cows; dairyman

Gender Note

See -man.

Word History and Origins

Origin of milkman¹

First recorded in 1580–90; milk + man

Example Sentences

Milkman and her colleagues published their first research on the fresh-start effect in 2014.

From Freakonomics

Milkman, who co-directs the Behavior Change for Good Initiative, said strategies should be targeted instead at those who are persuadable — first to get them to agree to being vaccinated and then to roll up their sleeves.

From Washington Post

(Milkman, Minson and Volpp have recently shown how this works).

From The Daily Beast

My dream is to read 'Tuvia the Milkman' by Shalom Aleichem in its original language.

From The Daily Beast

Dismissed his milkman because he was a Smith, and between you and I, I b'lieve half his opposition to you was your name.

From Project Gutenberg

The milkman came, his cans rattling; now and then he shouted to his horse, or whistled, or banged upon a gate.

From Project Gutenberg

Jimmy says as they were talking the milkman came up and asked if they had seen his pig.

From Project Gutenberg

Jimmy says the milkman's pig is being talked about in home circles; but it doesn't seem to mind, it just goes on its way.

From Project Gutenberg

Once in the milk, the bacteria multiplied rapidly, so that the milkman gave out cultures of typhoid in his milk bottles.

From Project Gutenberg