The difference between Postman and Postperson

When used as nouns, 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, whereas postperson means a letter carrier of any gender.


check bellow for the other definitions of Postman and Postperson

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  1. Postperson as a noun (nonstandard):

    A letter carrier of any gender.