letter carrier

English

Noun

letter carrier (plural letter carriers)

An employee of the post office who delivers mail (post) to, and collects it from, a residence or business, or from public mailboxes.

Usage notes

The phrase "letter carrier" came to be used as a gender-neutral substitute for "mailman" soon after women began performing the job.

Synonyms

mail carrier, postal carrier
mailperson, postperson

Hyponyms

mailman, postman
mailwoman, postwoman

Translations

post office employee

Catalan: carter (ca) m, cartera (ca) f
Danish: brevbærer c
Dutch: postbezorger
Esperanto: poŝtisto, leterportisto, leteristo
Finnish: postinkantaja (fi)
French: facteur (fr) m, factrice (fr) f
German: Briefträger (de) m, Briefträgerin (de) f, Postbote (de) m, Postbotin (de) f, Briefzusteller m, Briefzustellerin f, Zusteller (de) m, Zustellerin (de) f

Kyrgyz: кат ташуучу (kat taşuuçu)
Norman: porteux d'lettres m
Russian: почтальо́н (ru) m (počtalʹón), письмоно́сец (ru) m (pisʹmonósec), почтальо́нша (ru) f (počtalʹónša)
Scottish Gaelic: posta m
Swedish: brevbärare (sv) c
Volapük: (♂♀) penediblinan (vo), (♂) penedihiblinan, (♀) penedijiblinan

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