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MAILMAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mailman mean?
• MAILMAN (noun)
The noun MAILMAN has 1 sense:
1. a man who delivers the mail
Familiarity information: MAILMAN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A man who delivers the mail
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
carrier; letter carrier; mail carrier; mailman; postman
Hypernyms ("mailman" is a kind of...):
deliverer; delivery boy; deliveryman (someone employed to make deliveries)
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