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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.


dairyman British  
/ ˈdɛərɪmən /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Gender

Is dairyman gender-neutral? See -man.

Etymology

Origin of dairyman

First recorded in 1775–85; dairy + -man

Example Sentences

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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 • Sep. 1, 2024

Topol, a leading Israeli actor who charmed generations of theatergoers and movie-watchers with his portrayal of Tevye, the long-suffering and charismatic dairyman in “Fiddler on the Roof,” has died in Tel Aviv at 87.

From Washington Post • Mar. 9, 2023

Last October, Pennsylvania dairyman Brett Reinford thought he might be tight on manure storage space over the winter.

From Reuters • Apr. 6, 2022

One reality is the nature of the original Tevye short stories written in Yiddish by Aleichem about a dairyman who monologues with God.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2018

It certainly didn’t sound like the honest job of a dairyman, or bring to his mind cold bright cans standing on the back porch, glittering like captains on guard.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison

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