milkman
Dawn bottle bringer
A milkman is a person who delivers milk to homes, typically in the early morning.
The occupation was common when fresh milk came in glass bottles left on doorsteps: The milkman came at five every morning.
Home milk delivery has largely disappeared, making the milkman a nostalgic figure.
In jokes, the milkman is a stock character for affairs with housewives.
Entrance's bottom ledge
- routePath from A to B
- roundsAmmunition or bout divisions
- vanEnclosed cargo vehicle
- cartVehicle for hauling
horse-drawn · early morning · uniform · cap · carrier · crate · bottles · clinking
Narrow-necked liquid containers
- creameryButter-making facility
- pasteurizedHeat-treated for safety
- homogenizedMade uniformly consistent throughout
- butterfatLipids from dairy
cream · skimmed · pint · churn · crate · fresh · cold · refrigerated
One who transports goods
- tradesmanSkilled manual worker
- vendorOne who sells goods
- supplierSource of goods
- serviceAid or maintenance
wages · tips · uniform · regulars · invoice · early riser · working class · local
Quality from past eras
- retroEvoking recent past
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- memoriesStored past experiences
- traditionCustom passed through generations
yesteryear · childhood · 1950s · suburban · neighborhood · whistle · pastoral · Americana
doorstep
Entrance's bottom ledge
cart · horse-drawn · early morning · uniform · cap · carrier · crate · bottles · clinking · porch
bottles
Narrow-necked liquid containers
- creameryButter-making facility
- pasteurizedHeat-treated for safety
- homogenizedMade uniformly consistent throughout
butterfat · cream · skimmed · pint · churn · crate · fresh · cold · refrigerated · glass bottles
deliveryman
One who transports goods
service · wages · tips · uniform · regulars · invoice · early riser · working class · local · reliable
vintage
Quality from past eras
- retroEvoking recent past
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- memoriesStored past experiences
tradition · yesteryear · childhood · 1950s · suburban · neighborhood · whistle · pastoral · Americana · sepia
- Old Jobsblacksmith, farrier, wheelwright, chandler, apothecary
- dairy industrydairy farmer, creamery
- Fiddler on the Rooffiddler, Mendel, wedding canopy, matchmaking, Sholem Aleichem
- milk deliverydoorstep delivery, morning delivery, delivery truck, delivery trucks, porch delivery
- villagersvillager, local, neighbour, parishioner, townsfolk
- occupationsdoctor, teacher, baker, lawyer, nurse