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milkmen

milkmen is the plural 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.

Questions about milkmen

What is milkmen the plural of?
Milkmen is the plural of milkman.

Words near milkmen in the dictionary

  1. milkmaiden
  2. milkmaidens
  3. milkmaids
  4. milkmaidy
  5. milkman
  6. milkmen
  7. milkness
  8. milko
  9. milkoholic
  10. milkoholics
  11. Milkomeda

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