postwoman

2.1

A woman who delivers letters and packages to homes and shops

noun
/ˈpoʊstˌwʊmən/

: cartera

The postwoman braved the rain to make sure our letters arrived on time.

Examples

The postwoman delivered a package to my door this morning.
Everyone on the street greets the friendly postwoman by name.
The postwoman arrived early this morning.
My neighbor is a postwoman in our town.
The postwoman knocked on the door to deliver a package to the family.
Every morning, the postwoman collects letters from the mailbox on her route.
As the postwoman walked through the neighborhood, she greeted all the children on her way.

Synonyms

mail carrier

vspostwoman

7 2.0

A person who delivers letters and packages to homes and businesses

is the same role but the key term specifies a female worker

letter carrier

vspostwoman

4 2.3

A person who delivers mail and packages to homes and shops

is the same delivery role but the key name stresses a female worker

mailwoman

vspostwoman

1 2.0

A woman who delivers letters and packages to homes and businesses

is the gendered version of the same delivery job

postie

vspostwoman

Australian

1 8.4

A person who delivers letters and parcels to homes and shops

is a formal job title rather than an informal spoken form

Surface Forms

postwoman singular

postwomen plural

Morphology

postwoman = post + woman (transparent) = post + woman

Formed by straightforward compounding of 'post' (mail) and 'woman' giving a clear meaning: a woman who delivers mail.

Etymology

Postwoman comes from the parts post (meaning 'mail') and woman. The post part is the same in post office and postman, so a postwoman is a woman who delivers letters and parcels.