The difference between Mailman and Postman
When used as nouns, mailman means someone (implied male) who delivers mail to, and/or collects mail from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes, whereas postman means someone (implied male) who delivers the post (mail) to, and/or collects the post from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes.
check bellow for the other definitions of Mailman and Postman
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Mailman as a noun (North America):
someone (implied male) who delivers mail to, and/or collects mail from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes
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Postman as a noun (chiefly, British):
someone (implied male) who delivers the post (mail) to, and/or collects the post from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes.
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Postman as a noun:
One of the two most experienced barristers in the Court of Exchequer, who have precedence in motions, so called from the place where he sits, the other of the two being the tubman.