poultryman

[ pohl-tree-muhn ]

noun

, plural poul·try·men.

1. a person who raises domestic fowls, especially chickens, to sell as meat; a chicken farmer.
2. a poultry dealer, especially one who sells chickens at retail for cooking.

poultryman

/ ˈpəʊltrɪmən /

noun

1. Also calledchicken farmer a person who rears domestic fowls, esp chickens, for their eggs or meat
2. a dealer in poultry, esp one who sells the dressed carcasses

Word History and Origins

Origin of poultryman¹

First recorded in 1565–75; poultry + -man

Example Sentences

If you want a real job—at real pay or if you want to start profitable business of your own—become a trained Poultryman.

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The trap nest is as useful to the small poultryman as to the man who runs a 47large poultry plant.

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She grew up and married a poultryman in Quay Street, Bristol.

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If the shell is soft and the yolk pale, these deficiencies should be reported, as they can be corrected by the poultryman.

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And if it is planned with reference to the convenience of the poultryman, so much the better.

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