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In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female.

The noun 'milkman' is a gender specific noun for a male who delivers or sells milk.

At the time that the word originated, this job was not normally done by females and no corresponding noun specific for a female was used.

The noun 'milkmaid' is a gender specific noun for a female who milks cows or works in a dairy.

Today, in the few places where milk is delivered or sold on the street, the job is usually still done by a male. In most countries today, milk is sold in stores. The job of milking and work in a dairy is done by a dairy worker; the milk is transported by a truck driver; and sold by a merchant.

The nouns dairy worker, truck driver, and merchant are common gender nouns, words for a male or a female.

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