Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A man who carries and delivers mail. Also called postman.
Wiktionary
- n. US someone (implied male) who delivers mail to, and/or collects mail from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A man who delivers the mail. A male mail carrier.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a man who delivers the mail
Etymologies
- mail + man (Wiktionary)
Examples
“The nation's top mailman is turning in his bag, retiring after a lifetime of service with the U.S. Postal Service.”
The Washington Post: Postmaster General John E. Potter stepping down
“Or are you one of them little yappy dogs who sounds all tough as long as the mailman is on the other side of the fence?”
“For instance, we can hear Copland-esque rhythmic jauntiness in mailman Mario's funny exchanges with Neruda and out-takes of Britten's Peter Grimes to indicate foreboding, and even hints of Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms in some choral passages.”
“The mailman is supposed to deliver mail to the door of each apartment.”
“(I guess my mailman is reading even faster than before.)”
“The mailman is here with letters from your friend in another town.”
“Every one called our mailman Rocky because he wore one of those hats that had flaps to cover his ears.”
“(And, no, my mailman is still not done reading that issue so I don't yet have it.”
“Thankfully, the mailman was a neighborhood friend who declined to bring legal action.”
“Doug recalled the mailman's mocking smile, his arrogant attitude.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘mailman’.
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Americanism
American words
finest, fast food, acclimate, aluminum, alphabetize, airplane, affirmative action, arugula, backhoe, bangs, base board, bayou and 162 more...
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Society
social work, coverage, affiliate, social security, ambulance, clinic, health, insurance, emergency, mail, letter, envelope and 101 more...
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FUN - Beatles song titles
Typical words from Beatles song titles. Can you recreate the titles?
(Grammatical words have been omitted)polythene, Sun King, rhythm and blues, taxman, tripper, monkey business, mailman, matchbox, rock and roll, ooh, blue jay, reprise and 388 more...
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Unneutered
These politically incorrect words for people contain the element 'man', 'son', or 'boy'.
parson, person, layman, businessman, clergyman, chairman, cameraman, craftsman, craftsmanship, fireman, fisherman, gunman and 50 more...
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Man
Everything that contains a man in it
taxman, salesman, common man, spaceman, neolithic man, straw man, seaman, fireman, spiderman, overman, old man, con man and 373 more...
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Two years
Okay, I admit it. I made a list of words my daughter knew when she was two years old.
bat, baba, a, abalone, about, acorn, adrienne, after, again, airplane, alison, all and 694 more...
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My Dogs' Words
treat, potty, outside, mommie, mommielina, mommierenee, kisses, yes, no, love, sit, down and 186 more...
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Firesign Theatre
See also thtownse's open list, here.
pickle, rocky rococo, third eye, ruthlessly, doggedly, antelope freeway, emphysema, frog, spasmodic, isle of langerhans, postman, mailman and 47 more...
Tweets
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