Mailman

/ˈmeɪlmæn/ noun

Definition

a person who delivers mail

Etymology

compound of mail + man

Kelly Says

The mailman is like Santa Claus but comes every day and doesn't eat your cookies!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ፖስታ
ARالعربية
ساعي البريد
BNবাংলা
ডাকিয়ে
CACatalà
carterer
CSČeština
pošták
DADansk
postbud
DEDeutsch
Briefträger
ELΕλληνικά
ταχυδρόμος
ESEspañol
cartero
FAفارسی
پستچی
FISuomi
postinkantaja
FRFrançais
facteur
GUGU
આપવીનો માણસ
HAHA
mana jiya
HEעברית
דוור
HIहिन्दी
डाकिया
HUMagyar
postás
IDBahasa Indonesia
tukang pos
IGIG
onye ipiomume akwukwọ
ITItaliano
postino
JA日本語
郵便配達人
KKKK
пошталион
KMKM
អ្នកផ្ញើលិខិត
KO한국어
우편배달부
MRMR
पत्रवाहक
MSBahasa Melayu
tukang pos
MYမြန်မာ
စာတိုက်အလုပ်သူ
NLNederlands
postbode
NONorsk
postbud
PAPA
ਚਿੱਠੀ ਵਾਲਾ
PLPolski
listonosz
PTPortuguês
carteiro
RORomână
poștaș
RUРусский
почтальон
SVSvenska
brevbärare
SWKiswahili
mtumaji wa barua
TAதமிழ்
தபால் ஆட்கள்
TEతెలుగు
ప్రసంగ చేసే వ్యక్తి
THไทย
คนส่งจดหมาย
TLTL
postero
TRTürkçe
postacı
UKУкраїнська
листоноша
URاردو
ڈاک والا
VITiếng Việt
người đưa thư
YOYO
abala itakuran
ZH中文
邮差
ZUZU
umuntu othengisayo izincwadi

Ethical Language Guidance

Gender History

Mailman assumed a male workforce when the postal service formalized routes in the 19th-20th centuries, though women have worked in postal services since the early 1900s and comprise significant portions of modern postal workers.

Inclusive Usage

Use 'mail carrier' or 'postal worker' regardless of gender.

Inclusive Alternatives

["mail carrier","postal worker","letter carrier"]

Empowerment Note

Women postal workers, including prominent figures like Ruth Graves Wakefield's era mail carriers, were historically rendered invisible by gendered job titles despite essential contributions.

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