postwoman

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noun

A female letter carrier, a woman who delivers mail.

Similar
mailwomanmail ladypost lady
Opposite
mailmanpostman
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Meanings

nounpostwoman (plural postwomen)

plural postwomen

  1. rareA female letter carrier, a woman who delivers mail.

    Synonyms: mailwoman, mail lady, post lady

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA female letter carrier, a woman who delivers mail.

Similar
mailwomanmail ladypost lady
Opposite
mailmanpostman

More synonyms by meaning

nouna woman who delivers the mail

Similar
mailwoman
Broader
mail carrierletter carriercarrierwomanadult female
Also see
mail ladymailwomanpost lady

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From post + woman.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Basque postari
  • postariwoman who delivers the post or mail
Bulgarian пощальо́нка
  • пощальо́нка (poštaljónka)woman who delivers the post or mail
Czech pošťačka, listonoška
  • pošťačkawoman who delivers the post or mail
  • listonoškawoman who delivers the post or mail
Danish postbud, brevbærer
  • postbudwoman who delivers the post or mail
  • brevbærerwoman who delivers the post or mail
Esperanto poŝtistino, leterportistino
  • poŝtistinowoman who delivers the post or mail
  • leterportistinowoman who delivers the post or mail
  • leteristinowoman who delivers the post or mail
French factrice
  • factricewoman who delivers the post or mail
German Postfrau, Postbotin
  • Postfrauwoman who delivers the post or mail
  • Postbotinwoman who delivers the post or mail
  • Briefträgerinwoman who delivers the post or mail
  • Briefzustellerinwoman who delivers the post or mail
  • Zustellerinwoman who delivers the post or mail
Icelandic póstkona
  • póstkonawoman who delivers the post or mail
Italian postina
  • postinawoman who delivers the post or mail
Latvian pastniece
  • pastniecewoman who delivers the post or mail
Lithuanian pãštininkė
  • pãštininkėwoman who delivers the post or mail
Norwegian Bokmål (kvinnelig) postbud
  • (kvinnelig) postbudwoman who delivers the post or mail
Polish listonoszka
  • listonoszkawoman who delivers the post or mail
Romanian poștăriță, factoriță
  • poștărițăwoman who delivers the post or mail
  • factorițăwoman who delivers the post or mail
Russian почтальо́нша
  • почтальо́нша (počtalʹónša)woman who delivers the post or mail
Slovak poštárka
  • poštárkawoman who delivers the post or mail
Swedish brevbärare
  • brevbärarewoman who delivers the post or mail
Ukrainian пошта́рка
  • пошта́рка (poštárka)woman who delivers the post or mail
Cite this entry
APA

postwoman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postwoman

MLA

“postwoman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postwoman. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postwoman,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postwoman.

Source: postwoman on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.