| 单词 | mailman |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmail-man ΘΚΠ society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > tenure of property > one who has tenure > [noun] > leaseholder or tenant kindly tenanta1325 tenant1377 mailer1392 farmer1414 renter1444 takerc1450 fee-farmer1468 lessee1495 mail-man?a1500 tacksman1533 land-tenant1543 rentaller1553 fermerera1572 tenementer1574 mail-payer1597 inholdera1599 feu-farmer1609 leaseholder1858 leaser1877 a1500 R. Henryson tr. Æsop Fables: Wolf & Lamb l. 2708 in Poems (1981) 100 The pure pepill..As maill men, merchandis, and all lauboureris. 1609 J. Skene tr. Regiam Majestatem 113 Na Mail-man, or Fermour, may thirle his Lord of his frie tenement. 1627 Rep. Parishes Scotl. (1835) 8 My parishiners..being maillmen and in usse to pay for the teindis. mailman mailman n. a person (historically spec. a man) who carries or delivers the mail. ΘΚΠ society > communication > correspondence > postal services > person or vehicle that carries letters or mail > [noun] > person letter bearera1400 breveterc1440 post1507 letter carrier1552 post boy1588 ordinary1592 packet carrier1606 postie1611 woman-posta1616 postwoman1683 letterman1707 postman1758 packeteer1784 letter boy1794 carrier1798 delivery officer1839 post-girl1850 mailman1881 packeter1893 postlady1975 1469 in Coll. Ordinances Royal Househ. (1790) 97 A maile horse..whiche the seid maile-man shall keepe. 1786 R. Hunter Jrnl. 17 June in Quebec to Carolina (1943) (modernized text) 279 I took another confounded stage horse..and set off at five with another mailman. 1881 R. C. Praed Policy & Passion I. i. 9 Tom Dungie, the mail-man,..had just removed his saddle with its load of brown leather post-bags. 1990 Sun (Brisbane) 11 Dec. 35 (caption) No mail again today. Garfield, have you been harassing the mailman again? < as lemmas |
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