milkman
/ˈmɪlkmən/noun
उच्चारण मिल्क्मन
दूधवाला, ग्वाला
Basic word
- 1
[C]
a person whose job is to deliver milk to customers each morning
दूधवाला, ग्वाला
- The milkman comes at six.
- Our milkman leaves two packets of milk at the gate every day.
- The milkman cycles through the lane ringing his bell.
+ 2 more examples
- The milkman did not come today because of the heavy rain.
- Sunil has been the milkman in our colony for twenty years.
Synonyms dairyman doodhwala milk seller
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
milkman (countable noun)
The plural is milkmen, not 'milkmans'.
इसका plural 'milkmen' है, 'milkmans' नहीं।
- Two milkmen serve our street.
- The milkman rings his bell at dawn.
milkman + delivers/brings
The usual verbs are deliver, bring, leave and supply.
इसके साथ प्रायः deliver, bring, leave और supply क्रियाएँ आती हैं।
- The milkman delivers a litre of milk to every flat.
the milkman's + noun
Use a possessive for his things: the milkman's can, the milkman's cycle.
उसकी वस्तुओं के लिए possessive आता है: the milkman's can, the milkman's cycle।
- The milkman's cycle was loaded with steel cans.
milkman as a job title
It is often said with 'the': 'the milkman' means the one who serves your house, while 'a milkman' is any person with that job.
'The milkman' आपके घर की सेवा करने वाले व्यक्ति के लिए और 'a milkman' इस काम के किसी भी व्यक्ति के लिए आता है।
- His father works as a milkman in Lucknow.
+Collocations 4
adjective + milkman
regularlocalearlyhonestcheerful
- Our regular milkman never misses a day.
verb + milkman
paywait forcallchangethank
- We pay the milkman at the end of every month.
milkman + noun
bellroundbillcyclevan
- The milkman round starts before sunrise.
preposition + milkman
frombytofor
- Fresh milk comes from the milkman at six.
“More examples 5
- The milkman came late today because of the rain.
आज बारिश के कारण दूधवाला देर से आया।
- Radhika's grandfather was a milkman who knew every house in the colony.
राधिका के दादाजी दूधवाले थे जो कॉलोनी के हर घर को जानते थे।
- The milkman has raised the price of milk by two rupees.
दूधवाले ने दूध का दाम दो रुपये बढ़ा दिया है।
- Every morning I hear the milkman's bell before I wake up.
हर सुबह जागने से पहले मुझे दूधवाले की घंटी सुनाई देती है।
- The milkman left the packets at the door and went away.
दूधवाला दरवाज़े पर पैकेट रखकर चला गया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The milkmans come early in the morning.
✓ The milkmen come early in the morning.
Milkman has an irregular plural, milkmen.
Milkman का plural अनियमित है: milkmen।
✗ The milkman has not came today.
✓ The milkman has not come today.
Use the past participle 'come' after 'has'.
'Has' के बाद past participle 'come' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These nouns name different people who handle milk.
ये noun दूध का काम करने वाले अलग-अलग लोगों के नाम हैं।
A person who delivers milk to houses.
घरों में दूध पहुँचाने वाला व्यक्ति।
- The milkman knocked at seven.
A person who owns or works in a dairy.
डेयरी का मालिक या उसमें काम करने वाला।
- The dairyman sold cheese.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
dairyman doodhwala milk seller
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who sells milk is a milkman or dairyman; a person who looks after cows a cowherd; a place where milk is processed a dairy.
दूध बेचने वाला milkman या dairyman; गायों की देखभाल करने वाला cowherd (ग्वाला); दूध का प्रसंस्करण करने की जगह dairy।
General knowledge
Dr Verghese Kurien is called the 'Milkman of India' and the father of the White Revolution (Operation Flood, 1970); his birthday, 26 November, is National Milk Day; Amul (Anand, Gujarat) started as a dairy cooperative in 1946.
अक्सर पूछा जाता है: डॉ. वर्गीज़ कुरियन को 'भारत का मिल्कमैन' और श्वेत क्रांति (ऑपरेशन फ़्लड, 1970) का जनक कहा जाता है; उनका जन्मदिन 26 नवंबर राष्ट्रीय दुग्ध दिवस है; अमूल (आणंद, गुजरात) 1946 में डेयरी सहकारी संस्था के रूप में शुरू हुआ।