ENGLISH
REFERENCE

mailman

n.
B1 Intermediate US //ˈmeɪɫˌmæn// UK //mˈeɪlmən// mail·man

n. a person whose job is to deliver letters and packages to people's homes. You usually see this person walking or driving through your neighborhood every day.

n. a person employed to deliver postal mail to residential addresses. Informal in register; the more neutral term is 'postal worker'.


SIMPLE

The mailman arrives at my house every morning at eight.

CONTEXTUAL

I always leave a small gift for the mailman on the porch to show my appreciation for his hard work.

COMPLEX

The local mailman has been delivering letters to this quiet suburban street for over thirty years, becoming a familiar figure to every resident in the neighborhood.

Synonyms
Origin

From mail + man.

© 2026 English Reference