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milkman en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈmɪlkmən/

Etymology

Etymology tree English milk Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English milkman From milk + -man.

Meanings

1. A man who delivers milk to households and sometimes businesses early in the morning.
   • Our milkman is a jovial character, but not one given to yodelling at the customers on his round. Only the resounding "clonk" of bottles advises us that a couple of pints have been left on the doorstep. 1959 March, R. C. Riley, “Home with the Milk”, in Trains Illustrated, page 154:
2. (US, slang) A black man who prefers dating white women.

Forms

Deriveds

shake hands with the milkman · glint in the milkman's eye

Synonyms

milkwoman · milkie · dairyman · milko

Translations (62)

rsk млєчар (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · ja 牛乳配達 (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · sv mjölkutkörare (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · vi người bán sữa (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · fi maitomies (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · pt leiteiro (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · da mælkemand (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · hu tejesember (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · tt cөтче (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · bn দুধওয়ালা (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · vec latèr (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · ga fear bainne (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · cmn 送奶人 (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · rsk млєкар (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · el γαλατάς (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · sh млѐка̄р (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · pl mleczarz (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · cy dyn llefrith (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · bg млека́р (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · be мало́чнік (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · de Milchmann (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · ja 牛乳屋 (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · es lechero (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · sk mliekar (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · bn গোয়ালা (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · mt tal-ħalib (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · yi מילכיקער (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · tr sütçü (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · ky сүтчү (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · ro lăptar (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · fr laitier (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · ast llecheru (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · alt сӱт садар эр кижи (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · sh mljèkār (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · sh mlèkār (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · scn lattaru (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · oc lachièr (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · et piimamees (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · ar بَائِع لَبَن (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · ru разно́счик молока́ (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · tt сөт сатучы (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · ur دُودْھ والا (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · nb melkemann (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · rup lãptar (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · cs mlékař (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · uk моло́чник (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · sl mlekar (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · ru моло́чник (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · gl leiteiro (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · hu tejes (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · nl melkboer (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · ca lleter (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · it lattaio (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · lb Mëllechmann (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · sh мљѐка̄р (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · ko 우유 배달원 (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · mk млекар (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · fur latâr (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · cy dyn llaeth (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · fr crémier (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · hi दूधवाला (man who delivers milk early in the morning) · sv mjölkbud (man who delivers milk early in the morning)

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