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# postman

noun (a postman, postmen)

«postman» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A postman is a man whose job is to collect and deliver letters and parcels. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/postman/#m1)
2. A woman who does this job is a postwoman; «mail carrier» or «postal worker» works for anyone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/postman/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and early lessons about community helpers, the postman brings the post to your letterbox. In the USA people say «mailman» or «mail carrier». Phrases: «the postman came», «the postman delivered», «Postman Pat».

### Examples

- The postman brought a parcel for me! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/postman/#x1)
- Our postman comes at about ten o'clock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/postman/#x2)
- The dog always barks at the postman. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/postman/#x3)
- In the USA the mail carrier puts letters in the mailbox. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/postman/#x4)
- Give the postman a smile and say thank you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/postman/#x5)
- The postman rang the bell because the package was too big for the letterbox. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/postman/#x6)
- Then the postman gave me a letter; it was from you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/postman/#x7)

### Note

Irregular plural: postman → postmen (like man → men). UK/Ireland/Australia: «post», «postman»; USA/Canada: «mail», «mailman / mail carrier». Gender-neutral words: «postal worker», «mail carrier».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «postman» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/postman/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«postman» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/postman.html) on Mova free.