What does milkman mean?
Definitions for milkman
ˈmɪlkˌmænmilk·man
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Princeton's WordNet
milkmannoun
someone who delivers milk
Wiktionary
milkmannoun
A man who delivers milk to households and sometimes businesses early in the morning.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Milkmannoun
A man who sells milk.
Etymology: milk and man.
Wikipedia
milkman
Milk delivery is a delivery service dedicated to supplying milk. This service typically delivers milk in bottles or cartons directly to customers' homes. This service is performed by a milkman, milkwoman, or milk deliverer. (In contrast, a cowman or milkmaid tends to cows.)
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milkman
A milkman is a person, traditionally a man, who delivers milk to customers in a regular route, commonly to customers' doorsteps or commercial establishments. This role became prevalent when milk delivery was a common practice, before the era of widespread supermarket buying.
Webster Dictionary
Milkmannoun
a man who sells milk or delivers is to customers
Wikidata
Milkman
A milkman is a person who delivers milk in milk bottles or cartons.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of milkman in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of milkman in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of milkman in a Sentence
Repetition builds habits, but having this' I'm not going to give up on Katy Milkman' strategy is really important too.
Freedom is when one hears the bell at seven o'clock in the morning and knows it is the milkman and not the Gestapo.
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- mlékařCzech
- MilchmannGerman
- γαλατάςGreek
- lecheroSpanish
- maitomiesFinnish
- laitierFrench
- दूधवालाHindi
- tejes, tejesemberHungarian
- lattaioItalian
- ミルクマン, 牛乳屋, 牛乳配達Japanese
- MëllechmannLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- млекарMacedonian
- melkboerDutch
- milkmanNorwegian
- mleczarzPolish
- leiteiroPortuguese
- разносчик молока, молочникRussian
- mjölkbud, mjölkutkörareSwedish
- sütçüTurkish
- دودھ پالنے والاUrdu
- người bán sữaVietnamese
- מילכיקערYiddish
- 送Chinese
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