dairyman
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4.4
- noun
- /ˈdɛrɪmən/
:
lechero
- Every morning, the dairyman milks his cows and prepares the dairy products for delivery.
- Tevye the dairyman
We need guys, we need farmers, we need dairymen.
- We need guys, we need farmers, we need dairymen.
Examples
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The dairyman listened, looking hard at the map and nodding.
Fiction book (1993) -
I also worked for a dairyman in the Payette area during the summers of 72-73.
Blog text (1) -
I also read with interest the comments from the dairyman.
Blog text (22) -
For the conscious CA dairyman, there is a lesson here.
Blog text (8) -
One dairyman from Walworth County now operates two dairy herds in Shawano County.
Academic text (2001) -
One dairyman has composted all the manure produced from approximately 220 milking cows and all of the replacements from March 1994 to the present.
Academic text (1995) -
I think it's a two-way street, though, because obviously the dairyman or the sheep farmer isn't going to demand expensive diagnostics and procedures for livestock, largely because the tests, etc. are worth more than the animal.
Blog text (22) -
"My nitrogen source is very wet, and I can't mix in enough of it to bring the C:N ratio down to the optimum range of 25 to 30:1," says the dairyman.
Academic text (1998) -
The local dairyman supplies fresh milk to several stores in the area.
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After years of hard work, the dairyman finally expanded his farm to include a cheese production facility.
Synonyms
8
2.0
A person who keeps cows on a farm to make milk
4
5.5
A person who churns cream to make butter
1
2.7
A person or company that makes cheese
A person who made, sold, or delivered butter in the past
How Senior
1
4.4
1
8.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word dairyman combines dairy ('milk and milk products') and man ('person'). So, it literally means a person who works with, manages, or sells milk, which is why a dairyman is someone who owns, works in, or delivers from a dairy.