Synonyms of postman
6 similar words
Another word for postman is mailman. Other synonyms of postman are mail carrier, letter carrier, postal carrier, mailperson and postperson.
Synonyms and similar words for postman
nounSomeone who delivers the post (mail) to, and/or collects the post from, residential or commercial...
- mailmanSomeone who delivers mail to, and/or collects mail from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes.
- mail carrierA person employed to deliver mail.
- letter carrierAn employee of the post office who delivers mail (post) to, and collects it from, a residence or business, or from...
- postal carrierSynonym of letter carrier.
- mailpersonA letter carrier.
- postpersonA letter carrier of any gender.
Meaning of postman
- noun Someone who delivers the post (mail) to, and/or collects the post from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes.
- noun One of the two most experienced barristers in the Court of Exchequer, who have precedence in motions, so called from the place where he sat, the other of the two being the tubman.
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Questions about synonyms of postman
- What is another word for postman?
- Postman has 6 synonyms on Word.ws, such as mailman, mail carrier, letter carrier, postal carrier, mailperson and postperson.
- What does postman mean?
- Postman means someone who delivers the post (mail) to, and/or collects the post from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: postman (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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