milk drinker en · NOUN
Etymology
From Ancient Greek γαλακτοπότης (galaktopótēs, “a milk drinker”), a derogatory term which the Greeks used in reference to the barbarians.
Meanings
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(derogatory, idiomatic, slang) Someone who lacks experience or courage.
That milk drinker over there with the electrical apparatus for spies, he claims to be a bishop, but I'm not afraid of fellows like that.
2022, Halldór Laxness, Under the Glacier, Random House, →ISBN:What's a milk drinker like you doing out here? Go home to your mother.
2011 November 11, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Bethesda Softworks:'What a milk drinker,' said Michael, which was his worst insult at the time.
2023, Anna Smaill, Bird Life: a novel, Scribe Publications, →ISBN:
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see milk, drinker.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| milk drinkers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |