mailman

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Etymology

From mail +‎ man.

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mailman (plural mailmen)

  1. (Canada, US) someone who delivers mail to, and/or collects mail from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes
    • 1974, Ella Leffland, Love Out of Season, page 364:
      "What I'm thinking," she said, "is that I'll become a mailman. They're hiring women mailmen now, you know. [...]"

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