Meaning
milkman
- a person who sells or delivers milk and dairy products
In a sentence
Ogni mattina all'alba il lattaio lasciava le bottiglie davanti alla porta.
Every morning at dawn the milkman left the bottles outside the door.
Mio nonno faceva il lattaio in un piccolo paese di montagna.
My grandfather worked as a milkman in a small mountain village.
La bottega del vecchio lattaio ha chiuso definitivamente l'anno scorso.
The old milkman's shop closed permanently last year.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| lattaio | masculine · singular |
| lattai | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Somewhat dated in modern urban Italy, where milk delivery has largely disappeared.