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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 leg
  2. milk line
  3. milk lines
  4. milk maker
  5. milk makers
  6. milk man
  7. milk men
  8. milk mirror
  9. milk mirrors
  10. milk monitor
  11. milk monitors

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