dairywoman

American  

[dair-ee-woom-uhn] / ˈdɛər iˌwʊm ən /

noun

dairywomen plural

1. a woman who owns, manages, or works in a dairy.

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Gender

Is it dairywoman or dairyperson? See -woman.

Etymology

Origin of dairywoman

First recorded in 1600–10; dairy + -woman

Example Sentences

At that time Tatiana was not in her master's house, but living with a married sister, the dairywoman, in a separate hut.

From The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 by Various

I mention this to show the amateur dairywoman how very essential is cleanliness in every article she uses.

From Our Farm of Four Acres and the Money we Made by it by Coulton, Miss

Self-sacrificing as her mood might be, Tess could not well go further and cry, "Marry one of them, if you really do want a dairywoman and not a lady; and don't think of marrying me!"

From Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Hardy, Thomas

Bourhope shouted with laughter when the incorrigible Sir Percy, in the disguise of the dairywoman, described his routing charge as "the milky mothers of the herd."

From Girlhood and Womanhood The Story of some Fortunes and Misfortunes by Tytler, Sarah

They must have heard what an excellent dairywoman I am, and things like that, but how they heard I cannot surmise unless John has been telling.

From Seeds of Pine by Canuck, Janey