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Definition of Milkman
1. Noun. Someone who delivers milk.
Definition of Milkman
1. n. A man who sells milk or delivers it to customers.
Definition of Milkman
1. Noun. A man who delivers milk to households and sometimes businesses early in the morning. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Milkman
1. a man who sells or delivers milk [n MILKMEN]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Milkman
Literary usage of Milkman
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Werner's Readings and Recitations (1906)
"milkman, please to stop! Fill my jug up to the top; Half for mother, half for
me, Fresh and sweet milk let it be. Mother told me, too, to say, ..."
2. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
"... mankind, womankind ¡ milkman, milkmaid or -woman ; moorcock and ben : peacock
and hen : servant man and maid ; turkey cock and ben : wash or ..."
3. Studies of Occupations in Agriculture, Forestry, and Animal Industry by Frederick James Allen (1921)
"THE milkman The milkman renders an important service in delivering milk and ...
If the milkman goes out alone, as is more often the case, he must drive his ..."
4. The Holton Primer by Martha Adelaide Holton (1901)
"milkman." Good-morning, Mr. milkman. Good-morning, little girl. ... May I have
a quart ? Yes, a quart of sweet milk. Thank you, Mr. milkman. ..."
5. Our Home and Personal Duty by Jane Eayre Fryer (1918)
""What do you think, mother," Ruth went on; "teacher told us that not many years
ago the milkman came around with big cans of milk and measured whatever you ..."
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