milkman
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- noun
- /ˈmɪlkˌmæn/
- Archaic
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lechero
- Bernie Ebbers started out his career as a bar bouncer, a milkman, then a school teacher.
I think it was within a year of the baby's birth, Vince decided that it wasn't his child, that it was the milkman's child.
- I think it was within a year of the baby's birth, Vince decided that it wasn't his child, that it was the milkman's child.
- And when you think about eating, you bring it back to the milkman, old school milkman.
- She the the milkman love her.
- What are you, you a milkman or you a, you know, are you somebody that whispers a lot?
- And I sang whatever happened to predictability, the milkman, the people boy, the evening TV, which is the full house theme song.
- Yeah, and you'd be watching their location, just watching, clocking everything, every person who went there from the milkman to whatever, and taking photos as well.
Examples
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It's the milkman!
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The milkman is here asking for his money.
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I tried working in an office, I tried being a milkman, I loved being a milkman.
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I had to pay the milkman.
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Now the milkman's on his way
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All my life, I've said good night to the milkman.
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- Where's the usual milkman?
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The milkman!
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The river was steepening here but not yet too steep for the local milkman to make his delivery run down the rapids without spilling a drop.
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The milkman delivers fresh milk to people's doorsteps every morning.
Synonyms
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A person who delivers letters and packages to people's homes and businesses
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A person who brings packages or food to people's homes
A woman who delivers milk to people's doorsteps
A person who brings milk to homes or shops
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word milkman comes from joining milk and man, literally a 'man' who brought milk to people's homes. Imagine a person carrying bottles to your door every morning; that's why milkman means someone whose job is to deliver milk.