postman

Questions about postman

What does postman mean?

postman means "a man who delivers the mail".

How many syllables are in postman?

postman has 2 syllables: post-man. The stress falls on "post". In IPA it is /ˈpoʊstmən/.

What is another word for postman?

Close synonyms include mailman, mail carrier, letter carrier, carrier. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is postman a common word?

postman is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.