mailman

[ meyl-man ]

noun

, plural mail·men.

1. a person employed by the post office to deliver mail; mail carrier.

mailman

/ ˈmeɪlˌmæn /

noun

1. another name for postman

Word History and Origins

Origin of mailman¹

First recorded in 1860–65; mail ¹ + man

Example Sentences

He added that a mailman told him that no deliveries were made on the days the pantry was open “because of the line of people waiting for food.”

From Salon

“This is not the post office of yore, where you could get an address half right, and the mailman will spend half the day trying to figure out who this letter belongs to.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Just to think that it happened here, and we have such great neighbors and the mailman.”

From Seattle Times

The quiet was at times broken by a workman’s hammer, a carpenter’s saw and Ernie, the mailman, who waved and retreated with his bundle into the shade.

From Los Angeles Times

Woodberson would like his own drum kit, but his father can barely afford to help feed his four children despite his job as a mailman.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• letter carrier
• postman