milkman

noun

milk·​man ˈmilk-ˌman 

-mən

: a person who sells or delivers milk and milk products

Examples of milkman in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But not just any milkman, this is the same milkman that Kelly Dodd dated on Real Housewives of Orange County way back in 2018. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 27 May 2026

The staff of 97 includes 29 milkmen and 1 milkwoman. — Paul Edward Parker, The Providence Journal, 5 Mar. 2026

Brennan, who had previously just played small background parts, went on to describe how his childhood home had a cafeteria-style milk machine and a milkman who delivered. — Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 20 Oct. 2025

And how John Doe fits in as a milkman, with his loneliness and his deliveries between cities. — Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 28 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1589, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for milkman

• afghan
• bedpan
• began
• caveman
• chapin
• cyan
• deadpan
• dextran
• divan
• doorman
• fishman
• flagman

Kids Definition

milkman

noun

milk·​man -ˌman 

-mən

: a person who sells or delivers milk