dairyman

American  

[dair-ee-muhn] / ˈdɛər i mən /

noun

plural

dairymen

1. an owner or manager of a dairy.

2. an employee in a dairy.

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dairyman British  

/ ˈdɛərɪmən /

noun

1. a man who works in a dairy or deals in dairy products

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Gender

Is dairyman gender-neutral? See -man.

Etymology

Origin of dairyman

First recorded in 1775–85; dairy + -man

Example Sentences

“It’s been recharged to the ground,” said Tom Barcellos, president of the Lower Tule River Irrigation District and a dairyman and farmer.

From Los Angeles Times

“I’m 65 years old, playing a character that, if you crunch the math, should be about 40,” he told The Times of taking on Tevye, the show’s devout dairyman.

From Los Angeles Times

For references, he listed the mayor, the butcher, the dairyman and the service station operator, and his mother signed papers saying that she wouldn’t request his early discharge.

From Los Angeles Times

The dedicated dairyman, who works in Basildon, said he used to help his local milkman as a child after being interested in the "community feel" of the job.

From BBC

It was the dairyman who gave me the hot idea.

From Literature