Meaning

1 senses
  1. (rare)A female letter carrier, a woman who delivers mail.

    Postfrau, Postbotin, Briefträgerin

    почтальо́ншаpočtalʹónša

    пошта́ркаpoštárka

    a woman who delivers the mail

Examples

5 sentences
  1. She has become a postwoman.

    Вона стала листоношою. — ascolto

    ruОна стала почтальоном. — Wadimiy

  2. The postwoman is bound to come soon.

  3. Mary is a postwoman.

    deMaria ist Postbotin. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. The postwoman should come soon.

  5. A few moments later the postwoman knocked at the door, and handed in two letters.

Translations

6 languages
Українська
woman who delivers the post or mail:
Русский
woman who delivers the post or mail:
Deutsch
woman who delivers the post or mail:

Origin

From post + woman.

From post + woman.

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Forms

plural: postwomen
Singularpostwoman
Pluralpostwomen

irregular · Lesson

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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