"mail lady" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mail ladies [plural]
Etymology: mail + lady Etymology templates: {{compound|en|mail|lady}} mail + lady Head templates: {{en-noun}} mail lady (plural mail ladies)
  1. (informal) A female postal worker. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Occupations, People, Post Synonyms: mailwoman, postwoman, post lady Hypernyms: mail carrier, letter carrier, postal carrier, postal worker, mailperson, postperson

Inflected forms

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