mailman
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mailman¹
- /ˈmeɪl.mæn/ US
- /ˈmeɪl.mən/ US
- /ˈmeɪl.mɛən/
Where it comes from
From mail + man.
noun mailmen
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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. […]"
Similar: letter carrier, mail carrier, mailperson, postal carrier, postie, postman, postperson
Mailman²
Where it comes from
Possibly an altered form of Maiman.
proper noun Mailmans
- A surname.
Translations
Every language
noun post office employee
| Español | cartero, trotero (disused), repartidor postal, valija, estafetero, valijero |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 우편집배원 upyeonjipbaewon |
| 日本語 | 郵便集配人 yūbin shūhainin, 郵便配達人 yūbin haitatsunin, 郵便配達員 yūbin haitatsuin |
| 中文 | 郵遞員 /邮递员 yóudìyuán, 郵差 /邮差 yóuchāi |
| हिन्दी | डाकिया ḍākiyā, डाकवाला ḍākvālā, पत्रवाहक patravāhak |
| Português | carteiro |
| Français | facteur, factrice |
| Deutsch | Briefträger, Postbote, Postzusteller |
| Italiano | postino, portalettere |
| Ελληνικά | ταχυδρόμος tachydrómos |
| Română | poștaș, poștar, factor, factor poștal |
| Русский | почтальо́н počtalʹón, почтальо́нша počtalʹónša, письмоно́сец pisʹmonósec |
| Tiếng Việt | người đưa thư, bưu tá |
| العربية | سَاعِيّ بَرِيد sāʕiyy barīd |
| עברית | דוור, דַּוָּר davár |
Talk about this word "mailman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mailman. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. mailman. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mailman "mailman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mailman.Cite this
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title = {mailman},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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