mailman

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/ˈmeɪl.mæn/

noun 1name 1

Collocations

ADJ.

cute, funny, left, weird

The cute mailman always waves at the kids on our street.

VERB + MAILMAN

barked, barks, become, time

The dog barks at the mailman every time he comes to our house.

MAILMAN + NOUN

letter, mailbox, postboxes, they're, women

The mailman delivered a stack of letters to our mailbox this morning.

PREP.

around, between, on

The mailman came around the corner of our street every morning at ten o'clock.

ADV.

already

The mailman has already delivered three packages to our house this morning.

Definitions

noun

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. […]"

name

A surname.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a man who delivers the mail

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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

Wiktionary

The dog barked at the mailman.

Tatoeba · #239129

The mailman left a letter for her.

Tatoeba · #282482

The mailman comes around every three days.

Tatoeba · #324561

It is funny that the mailman hasn't come yet.

Tatoeba · #324562

The second the mailman comes, he rushes out to pick up his mail.

Tatoeba · #324563

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, mailman is marked as US. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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