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postman

(poʊstmən)
Word forms: plural postmen
countable noun
A postman is a man whose job is to collect and deliver letters and packages that are sent by post.
[mainly British]regional note: in AM, usually use mail carrier

postman in British English

(ˈpəʊstmən) or feminine postwoman
nounWord forms: plural -men or -women
a person whose job is to carry and deliver mail

postman in American English

(ˈpoʊstmən)
noun
Word forms: plural ˈpostmen (ˈpoʊstmən)
mail carrier

Examples of 'postman' in a sentence
postman

The postman would deliver mail to the car door.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It is like praising the postman for delivering the mail.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
How often are moments of destiny delivered by the postman?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The machines sort mail down to the exact route walked by the postman or woman on their round.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
There is not a postman or milkman alive who has not been at the receiving end of this sort of unwanted attention.
Jan Fennell, Foreword by Monty Roberts THE DOG LISTENER: Learning the Language of your Best Friend (2002)
I guarantee the postman will be calling soon.
The Sun (2010)
Most Americans will have to wait until the end of the month before the postman delivers the mysterious objects of desire.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Weren't postmen delivering letters yesterday?
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
TWO lazy postmen failed to deliver nearly 200,000 junk mail leaflets.
The Sun (2008)
To try to preserve secrecy, he told one woman he was a postman called Brian.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Sir, The postman has just called with a parcel.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
But hopes of the Ditcheat postman delivering a second 1 million look highly unlikely.
The Sun (2008)
He said: 'In this case we have appealed to the owner to keep their pet under control when the postman calls.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The former postman from The Hague was panicking like he had just been chased up a garden path by a rabid dog.
The Sun (2006)
When the postman delivered them just now, I was made up.
The Sun (2011)
A close friend of the former postman said: 'There are two women he is extremely fond of.
The Sun (2011)
Asked to give a guarantee that he would not be leading Labour on polling day, the smiling former postman chose to dodge the question.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
THE postman who delivers to this address really earns his stripes - it's home to two young tigers.
The Sun (2014)

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postman

British English: postman /ˈpəʊstmən/ NOUN
A postman is a man whose job is to collect and deliver letters and parcels that are sent by post.
  • American English: mailman
  • Arabic: سَاعِي البَريد
  • Brazilian Portuguese: carteiro
  • Chinese: 邮递员
  • Croatian: poštar
  • Czech: pošťák
  • Danish: postbud
  • Dutch: postbode
  • European Spanish: cartero
  • Finnish: postinkantaja
  • French: facteur
  • German: Postbote
  • Greek: ταχυδρόμος
  • Italian: postino
  • Japanese: 郵便配達人
  • Korean: 우편집배원
  • Norwegian: postbud
  • Polish: listonosz
  • European Portuguese: carteiro
  • Romanian: poștaș
  • Russian: почтальон
  • Latin American Spanish: cartero
  • Swedish: brevbärare
  • Thai: บุรุษไปรษณีย์
  • Turkish: postacı
  • Ukrainian: листоноша
  • Vietnamese: nhân viên đưa thư

Chinese translation of 'postman'

postman

(ˈpəustmən) (Brit)
Word forms:pl postmen

n (c)

  1. 邮(郵)递(遞)员(員) (yóudìyuán) (位, wèi)
    美 = mailman
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