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milk-man

milk-man is the dated form of milkman.

Meaning of milkman

Noun

milkman (plural milkmen)

  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 of milk-man

pluralmilk-men

Questions about milk-man

What is milk-man the dated form of?
Milk-man is the dated form of milkman.

Words near milk-man in the dictionary

  1. milk-livered
  2. milk-maid
  3. milk-maids
  4. milk-maker
  5. milk-makers
  6. milk-man
  7. milk-men
  8. milk-mother
  9. milk-mothers
  10. milk-sap
  11. milk-sibling

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