MILKMAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does milkman mean? 

• MILKMAN (noun)
  The noun MILKMAN has 1 sense:

1. someone who delivers milk

  Familiarity information: MILKMAN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MILKMAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who delivers milk

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("milkman" is a kind of...):

deliverer; delivery boy; deliveryman (someone employed to make deliveries)

 Context examples 

“Now,” said the milkman to a very youthful servant girl.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

The milkman, baker, grocer, and butcher inquired how she did, poor Mrs. Hummel came to beg pardon for her thoughtlessness and to get a shroud for Minna, the neighbors sent all sorts of comforts and good wishes, and even those who knew her best were surprised to find how many friends shy little Beth had made.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

When Lady Russell not long afterwards, was entering Bath on a wet afternoon, and driving through the long course of streets from the Old Bridge to Camden Place, amidst the dash of other carriages, the heavy rumble of carts and drays, the bawling of newspapermen, muffin-men and milkmen, and the ceaseless clink of pattens, she made no complaint.

(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)

Now, I'm not a going to stand it, you know!” said the milkman, still throwing his voice into the house, and glaring down the passage.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

“I tell you what,” said the milkman, looking hard at her for the first time, and taking her by the chin, “are you fond of milk?”

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

The milkman, after shaking his head at her darkly, released her chin, and with anything rather than good-will opened his can, and deposited the usual quantity in the family jug.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

Happening to arrive at the door as it was opened to the afternoon milkman, I was reminded of Mr. and Mrs. Micawber more forcibly yet.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

“Good,” said the milkman.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

We supposed he had now eased his mind, and told the worst he knew of the cook; but, a day or two afterwards, his conscience sustained a new twinge, and he disclosed how she had a little girl, who, early every morning, took away our bread; and also how he himself had been suborned to maintain the milkman in coals.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

“Because,” said the milkman, going on as if he had received no answer, and speaking, as I judged from his tone, rather for the edification of somebody within the house, than of the youthful servant—an impression which was strengthened by his manner of glaring down the passage—“because that there little bill has been running so long, that I begin to believe it's run away altogether, and never won't be heerd of.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)