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mailperson

mailperson noun: a letter carrier.

Noun

mailperson (plural mailpersons or mailpeople)

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

Synonyms of mailperson

Forms of mailperson

pluralmailpersons
pluralmailpeople

Origin of mailperson

From mail + person.

Questions about mailperson

What does mailperson mean?
Mailperson means a letter carrier.
What part of speech is mailperson?
Mailperson is a noun.
What is the plural of mailperson?
The plural of mailperson is mailpersons.

Words near mailperson in the dictionary

  1. mailout
  2. mailouts
  3. mailpack
  4. mailpacks
  5. mailpeople
  6. mailperson
  7. mailpersons
  8. mailpiece
  9. mailpieces
  10. mailplane
  11. mailplanes

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