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milk·man

 (mĭlk′măn′)
n.
A man who sells or delivers milk to customers.
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milkman

(ˈmɪlkmən)
n, pl -men
1. a man who delivers or sells milk
2. (Agriculture) a man who milks cows; dairyman
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milk•man

(ˈmɪlkˌmæn)

n., pl. -men.
a person who sells or delivers milk.
[1580–90]
usage: See -man.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.milkman - someone who delivers milkmilkman - someone who delivers milk    
delivery boy, deliveryman, deliverer - someone employed to make deliveries
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Translations
بائِع الحَليب او مُوِّزع الحَليب
mlékař
mælkemand
maitomies
tejesember
mjólkurpóstur
mliekar
mlekar

milkman

[ˈmɪlkmən] N (milkmen (pl)) → lechero m, repartidor m de leche
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

milkman

[ˈmɪlkmən] n
He's a milkman → Il livre le lait à domicile.milk powder nlait m en poudremilk round n (British)
(= delivery route) → tournée f (du laitier)
(UNIVERSITY) the milk round tournée de recrutement par les entreprises dans les universités
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

milkman

[ˈmɪlkmən] n (-men (pl)) → lattaio
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

milk

(milk) noun
a white liquid produced by female mammals as food for their young. The commonest source of milk is the cow.
verb
to obtain milk from. The farmer milks his cows each day.
ˈmilky adjective
1. containing milk. milky coffee.
2. like milk in appearance. A milky substance.
ˈmilkiness noun
ˈmilkmaid noun
formerly, a woman employed to milk cows by hand.
ˈmilkman noun
a man who delivers milk.
ˈmilkshake noun
a drink made by shaking up milk and a particular flavouring. I'd like a chocolate/strawberry milkshake.
milk tooth
one of the first set of a baby's teeth. The child's milk teeth started to come out when he was six years old.
the Milky Way (also the Galaxy)
a huge collection of stars stretching across the sky.
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References in classic literature ?
When Lady Russell not long afterwards, was entering Bath on a wet afternoon, and driving through the long course of streets from the Old Bridge to Camden Place, amidst the dash of other carriages, the heavy rumble of carts and drays, the bawling of newspapermen, muffin-men and milkmen, and the ceaseless clink of pattens, she made no complaint.
The large men in white waistcoats who waited at Scape's dinners, greengrocers, bank-porters, and milkmen in their private capacity, left their addresses and ingratiated themselves with the butler.
The wonder was, at first, to see a tradesman's window open, but it was a rare thing soon to see one closed; then, smoke rose slowly from the chimneys, and sashes were thrown up to let in air, and doors were opened, and servant girls, looking lazily in all directions but their brooms, scattered brown clouds of dust into the eyes of shrinking passengers, or listened disconsolately to milkmen who spoke of country fairs, and told of waggons in the mews, with awnings and all things complete, and gallant swains to boot, which another hour would see upon their journey.
PESHAWAR -- District administration Peshawar Wednesday arrested 34 more milkmen for charging more than official rate during a crackdown against profiteers.
PESHAWAR: District administration Peshawar arrested 23 persons in crackdown against milkmen for charging more than official rate from the people, poor cleanliness conditions.
Adding color to the SMB-Alaska tiff is the showdown between Johnny Abarrientos of the Milkmen and Olsen Racela of the Beermen.
with the Beermen looking to edge out the Milkmen and be crowned inaugural champions of this tournament organized by the UNTV and the PBA Legends Foundation for the benefit of retired pro-cagers who are in need.
I came across a video on Facebook about a town in the UK, where milkmen have revived the old practice of delivering milk at people's doorsteps.
It was also carrying around 25 milkmen on its roof.
Five men were killed and more than 25 others wounded critically when a mini-truck carrying milkmen overturned near Sundar Estate on early Tuesday.
MILKMEN in Chester are reporting booming numbers new customers thanks to a surge of awareness of 'plastic pollution' across the city.