mailman
nounattested in dialogue
- United States//ˈmeɪl.mæn//
- United States//ˈmeɪl.mən//
- //ˈmeɪl.mɛən//
Someone who delivers mail to, and/or collects mail from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes.
noun
- 1
Someone who delivers mail to, and/or collects mail from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes.
"What I'm thinking," she said, "is that I'll become a mailman. They're hiring women mailmen now, you know. […]"
Etymology
From mail + man.
Forms
- plural
- mailmen
mail · A bag or wallet.mailbox · A box into which mail is placed. A collection point for mail…mailed · Armoured in, protected by, or made of mail.
mailman · Someone who delivers mail to, and/or collects mail from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes.
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