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/ˈmɪlkmən/ · noun
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.
Use milkman when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Milkman means A man who delivers milk to households and sometimes businesses early in the morning..
Common synonyms include dairyman, milkie, milko, milkwoman.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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