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# mailman

«mailman» in Mova's school dictionary: **a person whose job is to bring letters and parcels to…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (mailman, mailmen)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A mailman is a person whose job is to bring letters and parcels to homes and offices. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mailman/#m1)

2) Other words for the same job are mail carrier, letter carrier, postman, postwoman and postal worker. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mailman/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In maths it is a person only; the clue is in «each house» (multiply) or «shared among» (divide); sometimes he walks a distance per day. In everyday life the mailman comes on a route, puts mail in mailboxes or letter boxes, and dogs often bark at him. In stories he is a friendly neighbourhood helper.

### examples

- The mailman delivers to 40 houses. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mailman/#x1)
- He gives each house 3 letters. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mailman/#x2)
- How many letters does he deliver? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mailman/#x3)
- He walks 8 km a day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mailman/#x4)
- The mailman brought a parcel for my birthday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mailman/#x5)
- Our dog barks every time the mailman comes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mailman/#x6)
- The mailman waved to us from his van. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mailman/#x7)
- In the UK the mailman is called the postman. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mailman/#x8)
- The mail carrier puts the letters in our mailbox. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mailman/#x9)

### note

Plural: «mailmen». «Mailman» is American; in the UK, Ireland, Australia and NZ people say «postman» or «postie». «Mail carrier» works for men and women. Maths: houses × letters each gives the total.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «mailman» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mailman/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.