milkman B1 Topic:Work & Careers US /ˈmɪlk.mən/ UK /ˈmɪlk.mən/ See IPA manual Freq #19294 Meanings 1 noun a man whose job is to deliver milk to homes or businesses The milkman left two glass bottles beside the front door before dawn. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a man whose job is to... milk delivererdairyman Word family Derived forms milkwoman Related forms milk rounddairy Etymology A compound of milk + man. The occupation became especially familiar with the growth of urban doorstep milk delivery in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Topics Work & Careers External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # milkman **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈmɪlk.mən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmɪlk.mən/ **Frequency rank:** 19294 ## Meanings 1. a man whose job is to deliver milk to homes or businesses ## Examples - The milkman left two glass bottles beside the front door before dawn. ## Synonyms - milk deliverer - dairyman ## Derived Forms - milkwoman ## Related Forms - milk round - dairy ## Etymology A compound of milk + man. The occupation became especially familiar with the growth of urban doorstep milk delivery in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. ## Topics - Work & Careers markdown