milkman

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milkman

  • /ˈmɪlkmən/

noun milkmen · milk man · milk-man

  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.

    Similar: dairyman, milkie

  2. US, slang A black man who prefers dating white women.

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noun man who delivers milk early in the morning

Españollechero
한국어우유 배달원 uyu baedarwon
日本語牛乳屋 gyūnyūya, 牛乳配達 gyūnyū haitatsu
中文送奶人 sòngnǎirén
हिन्दीदूधवाला dūdhvālā
Portuguêsleiteiro
Françaislaitier, crémier
DeutschMilchmann
Italianolattaio
Ελληνικάγαλατάς galatás
Românălăptar
Русскиймоло́чник molóčnik, разно́счик молока́ raznósčik moloká
Tiếng Việtngười bán sữa
العربيةبَائِع لَبَن bāʔiʕ laban

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@misc{milkman_2026,
  title = {milkman},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/milkman},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}