Mailman

A mailman or mail carrier or postman is a person who brings people their postal mail. Normally he works for the post office of the respective country. Of course, there are also women doing this job. They are called mailwomen. For a layman, this occupation is called "letter carriers".

For the basketball player nicknamed "The Mailman", see Karl Malone.
Postcard depicting a Russian Empire mailman, with an inscription in Russian "Hello from Kharkov"

Fictional mailmen are traditionally shown as acting afraid of dogs, even to the point of shock.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mail carriers.
The Simple English Wiktionary has a definition for: postman.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.