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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
“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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of poultryman1

First recorded in 1565–75; poultry + -man
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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.

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

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

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

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

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