diaperman
diaperman noun: a man who delivers clean cloth diapers and takes soiled ones for washing as part of a diaper service.
Noun
diaperman (plural diapermen)
- A man who delivers clean cloth diapers and takes soiled ones for washing as part of a diaper service.
- The diapermen seem to be having the last word—doctor's prescriptions now include diaper service.1943 May 14, Beatrice Fairfax, “O.P.A. Can't Put Itself Above Stork”, in Mansfield News-Journal, volume 59, number 69, page 7
- Competition already is so keen that the great diaper derby already lists one big casualty. Borden Co., which introduced its White Lamb brand five years ago, has since withdrawn it. Meanwhile, Morris Bonoff and other old-time diapermen are not going down without waging a fight. The Diaper Service...1970 December 15, “The Great Diaper Rash”, in James W. Michaels, editor, Forbes, volume 106, number 12, page 30
Examples of diaperman in a sentence
- I told him if I have a baby there'll be the diaperman and the doctor and the milkman probably four times a week.1971, Helen Hudson, Farnsbee South, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, →ISBN, page 130:
- The diaperman couldn't find the diaper bag.2000, Joseph Sutton, Morning Pages: The Almost True Story of My Life, Creative Arts Book Company, →ISBN, unnumbered page:
- Time to get the cloth diapers ready for the diaperman's pick-up and delivery.2005, Lois Young-Tulin, The Granny Nanny: Conscious Grandmothering; or, What Every Grandmother Should Know About Babysitting, iUniverse...
Forms of diaperman
| plural | diapermen |
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Origin of diaperman
From diaper + -man (“someone (possibly implied male) who is employed or holds a position in an area”).
Questions about diaperman
- What does diaperman mean?
- Diaperman means a man who delivers clean cloth diapers and takes soiled ones for washing as part of a diaper service.
- How do you use diaperman in a sentence?
- I told him if I have a baby there'll be the diaperman and the doctor and the milkman probably four times a week.
- What part of speech is diaperman?
- Diaperman is a noun.
- What is the plural of diaperman?
- The plural of diaperman is diapermen.
Words near diaperman in the dictionary
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