mailman

[meyl-man]

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noun, plural mail·men.

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

Origin of mailman

First recorded in 1860–65; mail¹ + man¹

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Examples from the Web for mailman

Contemporary Examples

My mailman, David, is the sunny-faced sort who brightens my block each afternoon, no matter the weather, with a glowing smile.
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Historical Examples

They sat on a rock by the roadside waiting for the mailman's auto to come along.
Pee-wee Harris
Percy Keese Fitzhugh
I had a letter from him by the mailman yesterday from Fraser's Gully.
Tom Gerrard
Louis Becke
The mailman, to whom he expressed these sentiments, told him to cheer up.
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Louis Becke
"'Tis Her Majesty's mail, b'y," Billy could hear the mailman say.
The Adventures of Billy Topsail
Norman Duncan
Most days in the winter, the only car to come by was the mailman.
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Roy Benson

British Dictionary definitions for mailman

mailman

noun plural -men mainly US and Canadian

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

Word Origin and History for mailman

n.

also mail-man, 1841, from mail (n.1) + man (n.).

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Examples from the Web for mailman

Contemporary Examples

My mailman, David, is the sunny-faced sort who brightens my block each afternoon, no matter the weather, with a glowing smile.

Historical Examples

They sat on a rock by the roadside waiting for the mailman's auto to come along.

I had a letter from him by the mailman yesterday from Fraser's Gully.

The mailman, to whom he expressed these sentiments, told him to cheer up.

"'Tis Her Majesty's mail, b'y," Billy could hear the mailman say.

Most days in the winter, the only car to come by was the mailman.

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Word Origin and History for mailman

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Origin of mailman