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postwoman

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A female letter carrier, a woman who delivers mail.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From post + woman.

Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: postari — woman who delivers the post or mail
  • Belarusian: паштальёнка (paštalʹjónka) — woman who delivers the post or mail
  • Belarusian: пашта́рка (paštárka) — woman who delivers the post or mail
  • Bulgarian: пощальо́нка (poštaljónka) — woman who delivers the post or mail
  • Czech: pošťačka — woman who delivers the post or mail
  • Czech: listonoška — woman who delivers the post or mail
  • Danish: postbud — woman who delivers the post or mail
  • Danish: brevbærer — woman who delivers the post or mail
  • Esperanto: poŝtistino — woman who delivers the post or mail
  • Esperanto: leterportistino — woman who delivers the post or mail
  • Esperanto: leteristino — woman who delivers the post or mail
  • French: factrice — woman who delivers the post or mail
  • German: Postfrau — woman who delivers the post or mail
  • German: Postbotin — woman who delivers the post or mail
  • German: Briefträgerin — woman who delivers the post or mail
  • German: Briefzustellerin — woman who delivers the post or mail
  • German: Zustellerin — woman who delivers the post or mail
  • Icelandic: póstkona — woman who delivers the post or mail
  • Italian: postina — woman who delivers the post or mail
  • Latvian: pastniece — woman who delivers the post or mail
  • Lithuanian: pãštininkė — woman who delivers the post or mail
  • Macedonian: поштарка (poštarka) — woman who delivers the post or mail
  • Norwegian Bokmål: (kvinnelig) postbud — woman who delivers the post or mail
  • Polish: listonoszka — woman who delivers the post or mail
  • Romanian: poștăriță — woman who delivers the post or mail
  • Romanian: factoriță — woman who delivers the post or mail
  • Russian: почтальо́нша (počtalʹónša) — woman who delivers the post or mail
  • Slovak: poštárka — woman who delivers the post or mail
  • Swedish: brevbärare — woman who delivers the post or mail
  • Ukrainian: пошта́рка (poštárka) — woman who delivers the post or mail
  • Volapük: penedijiblinan — woman who delivers the post or mail