mailman

/ˈmeɪl.mən/

MEꞮL · mən (2 syllables)

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Definition

Someone who delivers mail to, and/or collects mail from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes.

Etymology

From mail + man.

Example Sentences

  • ""What I'm thinking," she said, "is that I'll become a mailman. They're hiring women mailmen now, you know. […]""
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