"mailperson" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: mailpersons [plural], mailpeople [plural]
Etymology: From mail + person. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|mail|person}} mail + person Head templates: {{en-noun|s|mailpeople}} mailperson (plural mailpersons or mailpeople)
  1. A letter carrier. Categories (topical): Occupations, People, Post Synonyms: postperson, mail carrier, letter carrier, postal carrier, postal worker Hyponyms: mailman, mailwoman, mail lady, postman, postwoman, post lady
    Sense id: en-mailperson-en-noun-Y1LF-5Q- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "From mail + person.",
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    },
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        {
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          "name": "Occupations",
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          ],
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2013, Ruth Ozeki, A Tale for the Time Being, Canongate Books (2019), page 153:",
          "text": "“Why can’t we have a mailperson?” he would rant. “One person, one vehicle, cuts carbon, delivers all the mail. How hard is that?”",
          "type": "quote"
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        "A letter carrier."
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        {
          "word": "mailwoman"
        },
        {
          "word": "mail lady"
        },
        {
          "word": "postman"
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        {
          "word": "postwoman"
        },
        {
          "word": "post lady"
        }
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          "word": "postperson"
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        {
          "word": "mail carrier"
        },
        {
          "word": "letter carrier"
        },
        {
          "word": "postal carrier"
        },
        {
          "word": "postal worker"
        }
      ]
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  "word": "mailperson"
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    {
      "word": "mailwoman"
    },
    {
      "word": "mail lady"
    },
    {
      "word": "postman"
    },
    {
      "word": "postwoman"
    },
    {
      "word": "post lady"
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