poultryman

American  

[pohl-tree-muhn] / ˈpoʊl tri mən /

noun

plural

poultrymen

1. a person who raises domestic fowls, especially chickens, to sell as meat; a chicken farmer.

2. a poultry dealer, especially one who sells chickens at retail for cooking.

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poultryman British  

/ ˈpəʊltrɪmən /

noun

1. Also called: chicken farmer.  a person who rears domestic fowls, esp chickens, for their eggs or meat

2. a dealer in poultry, esp one who sells the dressed carcasses

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Etymology

Origin of poultryman

First recorded in 1565–75; poultry + -man

Example Sentences

Six years ago a short, swart poultryman named Paul Onorato decided to do something about a fowl-killing device which would instantly stun and immobilize the victim.

From Time Magazine Archive

A hulking, ruddy-faced Michigander with a gift for promotion, Hannah was born in Grand Rapids, the son of a Unitarian poultryman and an Irish Catholic schoolmarm.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then a Jersey poultryman brought a sick chicken to the poultry pathologist at Rutgers for a diagnosis.

From Time Magazine Archive

The study of these diseases is good for the poultryman, it gives his mind exercise.

From The Dollar Hen by Hastings, Milo M. (Milo Milton)

So we see that cold storage eggs are not a suitable product for the small poultryman to handle.

From The Dollar Hen by Hastings, Milo M. (Milo Milton)