Noun: mailman (mailmen) 'meyl,man
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: postman)
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: postman)
- A man who delivers the mail
"The mailman arrived with a package she had been eagerly awaiting";
- postman
Derived forms: mailmen
Type of: adult male, bozo [N. Amer, informal], carrier, cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], geezer [Brit, informal], guy [informal], hombre [N. Amer, informal], letter carrier [N. Amer], mail carrier [N. Amer], man, postie [Brit, informal], postman, sod [informal]
Encyclopedia: Mailman, Joseph