mailperson

English

Etymology

mail +‎ person

Noun

mailperson (plural mailpersons or mailpeople)

A letter carrier.
- 2013, Ruth Ozeki, A Tale for the Time Being, Canongate Books (2019), page 153:
  “Why can’t we have a mailperson?” he would rant. “One person, one vehicle, cuts carbon, delivers all the mail. How hard is that?”

Synonyms

postperson, mail carrier, letter carrier, postal carrier, postal worker

Hyponyms

mailman, mailwoman, mail lady
postman, postwoman, post lady

Translations

a letter carrier — see mailman,‎ letter carrier

Anagrams

impersonal, prolamines

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