Milkman
[milk-man] /ˈmɪlkˌmæn/
noun, plural milkmen.
1.
a person who sells or delivers .
/ˈmɪlkmən/
noun (pl) -men
1.
a man who delivers or sells milk
2.
a man who milks cows; dairyman
n.
1580s, from milk (n.) + man (n.).
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