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An employee of the post office who delivers mail (post) to, and collects it from, a residence or business, or from public mailboxes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mail carrier, postal carrier, mailperson, postperson
Antonyms: none provided
a man who delivers the mail
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mailman, postman, mail carrier, carrier
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: deliveryman, delivery boy, deliverer
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
44 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
carter
— post office employee
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Catalan:
cartera
— post office employee
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Danish:
brevbærer
— post office employee
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Dutch:
postbezorger
— post office employee
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Dutch:
postbode
— post office employee
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Esperanto:
poŝtisto
— post office employee
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Esperanto:
leterportisto
— post office employee
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Esperanto:
leteristo
— post office employee
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Finnish:
postinkantaja
— post office employee
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French:
facteur
— post office employee
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French:
factrice
— post office employee
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German:
Briefträger
— post office employee
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German:
Briefträgerin
— post office employee
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German:
Postbote
— post office employee
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German:
Postbotin
— post office employee
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German:
Briefzusteller
— post office employee
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German:
Briefzustellerin
— post office employee
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German:
Zusteller
— post office employee
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German:
Zustellerin
— post office employee
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Hindi:
डाकिया
(ḍākiyā)
— post office employee
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Hindi:
डाकवाला
(ḍākvālā)
— post office employee
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Hungarian:
postás
— post office employee
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Hungarian:
levélkihordó
— post office employee
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Hungarian:
kézbesítő
— post office employee
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Icelandic:
bréfberi
— post office employee
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Japanese:
郵便配達員
(yūbin haitatsuin)
— post office employee
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Japanese:
郵便配達人
(yūbin haitatsunin)
— post office employee
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Kyrgyz:
кат ташуучу
(kat taşuucu)
— post office employee
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Latin:
tabellārius
— post office employee
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Norman:
porteux d'lettres
— post office employee
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Russian:
почтальо́н
(počtalʹón)
— post office employee
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Russian:
письмоно́сец
(pisʹmonósec)
— post office employee
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Russian:
почтальо́нша
(počtalʹónša)
— post office employee
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Scottish Gaelic:
posta
— post office employee
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Scottish Gaelic:
post
— post office employee
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Spanish:
cartero
— post office employee
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Spanish:
trotero (disused)
— post office employee
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Spanish:
repartidor postal
— post office employee
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Spanish:
valija
— post office employee
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Spanish:
estafetero
— post office employee
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Swedish:
brevbärare
— post office employee
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Volapük:
penediblinan
— post office employee
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Volapük:
penedihiblinan
— post office employee
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Volapük:
penedijiblinan
— post office employee