Dictionary

mailman en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈmeɪl.mɛən/ æ-raising
• /ˈmeɪl.mæn/ (General-American)
• /ˈmeɪl.mən/ (General-American)
• (US) audio

Etymology

From mail + man.

Meanings

1. (Canada, US) 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. […]" 1974, Ella Leffland, Love Out of Season, page 364:

Forms

Hyponyms

post lady · postwoman · mailwoman · mail lady

Synonyms

letter carrier · mailperson · mail carrier · postie · postal carrier · postperson · postman

Translations (155)

it portalettere (post office employee) · lt pãštininkas (post office employee) · is bréfberi (post office employee) · sh листо̀ноша (post office employee) · nl postbesteller (post office employee) · sv brevbärare (post office employee) · be пашта́р (post office employee) · ky почтачы (post office employee) · tl kartero (post office employee) · cs listonoš (post office employee) · az çapar (post office employee) · eo poŝtisto (post office employee) · hy նամակաբեր (post office employee) · ja 郵便集配人 (post office employee) · sl poštar (post office employee) · he דַּוָּר (post office employee) · rsk поштар (post office employee) · ja 郵便配達人 (post office employee) · pdt Postmaun (post office employee) · ky почтальон (post office employee) · vi bưu tá (post office employee) · az yamçı (post office employee) · cs pošťák (post office employee) · hi पत्रवाहक (post office employee) · ky почточу (post office employee) · tg хаткашон (post office employee) · ca carter (post office employee) · pl listonosz (post office employee) · uk пошта́р (post office employee) · he דוור (post office employee) · cmn 郵遞員 /邮递员 (post office employee) · szl briftryjger (post office employee) · ms posmen (post office employee) · ur ڈاکِیَہ (post office employee) · tr postacı (post office employee) · vo penediblinan (post office employee) · wa messaedjî (post office employee) · et postimees (post office employee) · uz pochtachi (post office employee) · fr facteur (post office employee) · lo ຄົນສົ່ງຈົດໝາຍ (post office employee) · ms توکڠ ڤوس (post office employee) · ka ფოსტალიონი (post office employee) · yue 郵差 /邮差 (post office employee) · ota پوستهجی (post office employee) · ko 우편집배원 (post office employee) · sh pismònoša (post office employee) · ro factor (post office employee) · lb Bréifdréier (post office employee) · ms opas pos (post office employee) · ms tukang pos (post office employee) · fr factrice (post office employee) · el ταχυδρόμος (post office employee) · sk poštár (post office employee) · uk поштальйо́н (post office employee) · lt laiškanešỹs (post office employee) · arz بسطجي (post office employee) · ru почтальо́н (post office employee) · tl tagahatid-sulat (post office employee) · nl brievenbesteller (post office employee) · sh писмо̀ноша (post office employee) · mfe fakter (post office employee) · ta அஞ்சல் காரர் (post office employee) · la tabellārius (post office employee) · bn পিয়ন (post office employee) · sh listònoša (post office employee) · be паштальён (post office employee) · es cartero (post office employee) · es trotero (disused) (post office employee) · nrf porteux d'lettres (post office employee) · lb Bréifdréiesch (post office employee) · es valijero (post office employee) · et kirjakandja (post office employee) · pdt Postbe'aumta (post office employee) · hy փոստարար (post office employee) · uz pochtalʻon (post office employee) · cmn 郵差 /邮差 (post office employee) · tg почталон (post office employee) · hi डाकवाला (post office employee) · pt carteiro (post office employee) · sh pȍštār (post office employee) · de Postzusteller (post office employee) · lt láiškininkas (post office employee) · fi postinkantaja (post office employee) · nap portaléttere (post office employee) · fa-ira نامِهرِسان (post office employee) · es estafetero (post office employee) · ro factor poștal (post office employee) · vo penedijiblinan (post office employee) · ru почтальо́нша (post office employee) · eo leterportisto (post office employee) · ja 郵便配達員 (post office employee) · es valija (post office employee) · bg по́щаджия (post office employee) · nb postmann (post office employee) · fi postinjakaja (post office employee) · ug پوچتالىيون (post office employee) · ur ڈاک والا (post office employee) · uk листоно́ша (post office employee) · az kağızpaylayan (post office employee) · fi postimies (post office employee) · hi डाकिया (post office employee) · fa-ira پُسْتْچی (post office employee) · de Postbote (post office employee) · kk пошташы (post office employee) · pl listowy (post office employee) · sq postier (post office employee) · uz pochtalyon (post office employee) · ba почтальон (post office employee) · is póstmaður (post office employee) · th บุรุษไปรษณีย์ (post office employee) · wa facteur (post office employee) · izh poštaljona (post office employee) · lv pastnieks (post office employee) · gd posta (post office employee) · ms ڤڠهانتر ڤوس (post office employee) · mi kaiamo mēra (post office employee) · cy postmon (post office employee) · nl postbode (post office employee) · az qasid (post office employee) · eu postari (post office employee) · ms ڤوسمين (post office employee) · io letro-portisto (post office employee) · yi בריווטרעגער (post office employee) · az poçtalyon (post office employee) · ms بستيلر (post office employee) · da postbud (post office employee) · hu postás (post office employee) · izh postinkantaja (post office employee) · ro poștaș (post office employee) · nn postmann (post office employee) · pl listonoszka (post office employee) · my စာပို့လုလင် (post office employee) · it postino (post office employee) · ro poștar (post office employee) · ary فاكتور (post office employee) · es repartidor postal (post office employee) · vi người đưa thư (post office employee) · ur ڈاکِیَا (post office employee) · izh postimees (post office employee) · srn brifiman (post office employee) · ckt кэлинлейвыльын (post office employee) · ms penghantar pos (post office employee) · vo penedihiblinan (post office employee) · ms اوڤس ڤوس (post office employee) · ru письмоно́сец (post office employee) · de Briefträger (post office employee) · ug پوچتىكەش (post office employee) · mk поштар (post office employee) · yue 信差 (post office employee) · bg пощальо́н (post office employee) · ar سَاعِيّ بَرِيد (post office employee) · nv naaltsoos neiyéhé (post office employee) · ms besteler (post office employee) · sh по̏шта̄р (post office employee)