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milkman

noun

  1. milk delivery person
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈmɪlkmən/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English milk English -man English milkman From 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.

  2. A black man who prefers dating white women.