dairyman

noun

dairy·​man ˈder-ē-mən How to pronounce dairyman (audio)
-ˌman
: one who operates a dairy farm or works in a dairy

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Fluegel worked with dairymen in Idaho to create the trophy concept. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2026 Few Republicans have frustrated Democrats in election after election like Valadao, a dairyman whose family emigrated from Portugal's Azores Islands. — ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026 This 1964 musical, loosely adapted from stories by the Yiddish writer Sholem Aleichem, revolves around Tevye, a poor Jewish dairyman who lives in a shtetl under Russian domination in the early 20th century. — Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025 Perhaps some of that whimsy comes from Harmony’s lengthy history of cows, cheese, butter and lots of dairymen and ranchers. — Kathe Tanner, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dairyman

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First Known Use

circa 1617, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dairyman was circa 1617

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dairyman

noun
dairy·​man -mən How to pronounce dairyman (audio)
-ˌman
: a person who operates a dairy farm or works in a dairy
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