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milkman

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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milk·man /ˈmɪlkmən/ noun (plural milkmen /-mən/) [countable]  BOsomeone in Britain whose job is to deliver milk to people’s houses each morning 送奶工
Examples from the Corpus
milkmanThese days milkman don't carry money on their rounds.I was more familiar with her father, who was our milkman.Mr Bond, whose round covers the West End of the town, said all the milkmen were happy to help.Five kids I've got and the milkman don't come till eleven in the morning.These days most dairies will deliver skimmed milk, so ask the milkman if he can supply it.Polly winced, thinking of the milkman below.Use your milkman instead of buying cartons of milk.
milk·man nounChineseSyllable
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milkman
milkman /ˈmɪlkmən/ noun (plural milkmen /-mən/) [countable]
someone in Britain whose job is to deliver milk to people’s houses each morning


milk·manBrE /ˈmɪlkmən/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmɪlkmən/ 🔊 noun (
plural
milk·men BrE /ˈmɪlkmən/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈmɪlkmən/ 🔊
)
(especially in Britain) a person whose job is to deliver milk to customers each morning (尤指英国的)送奶人