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Definition of "dairyman" [dai•ry•man]

  • A man who owns or manages a dairy. (noun)
  • A man who works in a dairy. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "dairyman" in a sentence
  • "This was too much, so calling the dairyman to the house I abused him roundly and threatened that if he did not send pure milk in future I would ask the consul to punish him severely."
  • "Doubtless a dairyman is a more valuable citizen in the long run than a prospector or miner, but he does not so easily appeal to the imagination."
  • "Mary's father was a dairyman with a shop in Euston, so they had a little bit of a headstart; they had connections."