postman
Brings your mail
A postman is a person who delivers mail to homes and businesses.
The term is more common in British English; Americans typically say mail carrier or mailman.
The postman comes around ten o'clock.
The female equivalent, postwoman, exists but is rarely used.
Written symbol or message
- envelopeFolded paper enclosure
- stampMark-making device
- postcardMailable picture souvenir
- parcelWrapped item for shipping
mailbox · address · correspondence · epistle · newsletter · circular · bulletin · notification
Wrapped item for shipping
- packageWrapped item for delivery
- shipmentGoods being transported
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- signatureHandwritten name for verification
recipient · doorstep · logistics · distribution · sorting · dispatch · express · registered
Written by hand
- penpalsFriends by mail
- snail-mailPhysical postal correspondence
- philatelyStudy of postal stamps
- sealing-waxResin for stamped closures
parchment · inkwell · stationery · epistolary · vintage · collector · stamps · postcard
Sack for letters
- capCovering for top
- shortsAbbreviated lower garments
- satchelStrapped bag for books
- badgeWorn symbol of membership
vest · jacket · shoes · whistle · cart · bicycle · van · trolley
Residential area nearby
- routePath from A to B
- roundsAmmunition or bout divisions
- doorstepEntrance's bottom ledge
- familiarKnown from experience
greetings · daily · local · friendly · wave · trust · regularity · residential
Informal mail carrier
- letter-carrierPostal delivery worker
- postriderMounted postal messenger
- peonIndentured low-status worker
letter
Written symbol or message
parcel · mailbox · address · correspondence · epistle · newsletter · circular · bulletin · notification · dispatch
parcel
Wrapped item for shipping
- packageWrapped item for delivery
- shipmentGoods being transported
- trackingMonitoring location over time
signature · recipient · doorstep · logistics · distribution · sorting · dispatch · express · registered · certified
handwritten
Written by hand
- penpalsFriends by mail
- snail-mailPhysical postal correspondence
- philatelyStudy of postal stamps
sealing-wax · parchment · inkwell · stationery · epistolary · vintage · collector · stamps · postcard · airmail
mailbag
Sack for letters
badge · vest · jacket · shoes · whistle · cart · bicycle · van · trolley · weatherproof
neighborhood
Residential area nearby
familiar · greetings · daily · local · friendly · wave · trust · regularity · residential · pedestrian
postie
Informal mail carrier
- letter-carrierPostal delivery worker
- postriderMounted postal messenger
- peonIndentured low-status worker
- mailletter, letters, mail, email, envelope
- postal servicesmail, stamps, delivery, packages, envelopes
- delivery workerscourier, UPS driver, FedEx driver, messenger, bike courier
- mail deliverymail carrier, mailbox, mail truck, letter, package
- postal workersmail carrier, letter carrier, postmistress, mail handler, mail sorter
- civil servantsprefect, consul, inspector, diplomat, prosecutor
postmansender
One who dispatches
mailer · shipper · correspondent · letter writer · dispatcher
- postmaster generalChief of postal operations