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mailman

American  
[meyl-man] / ˈmeɪlˌmæn /

noun

plural

mailmen

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

mailman British  
/ ˈmeɪlˌmæn /

noun

  1. another name for postman

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of mailman

First recorded in 1860–65; mail 1 + man

Example Sentences

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All my countless calls to Social Security, with one question they could never answer, were resolved by the mailman today.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026

It’s all he ever wanted to do, since he was around 12 years old and accompanied his father, a mailman and part-time shrimper, as he spent weekends trawling the marshy waters off Louisiana.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2026

Postal Service and on Wednesday a truck appeared with a mailman who set about making room for more than 400 games.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

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 • Sep. 27, 2024

He was on a motorcycle, and he waved to a mailman and ... he didn’t like to think about it.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

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