different between postman vs letterbox

English

Etymology

post +? -man

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?p??sm?n/, /?p??stm?n/

Noun

postman (plural postmen)

1. (chiefly Britain) someone (implied male) who delivers the post (mail) to, and/or collects the post from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes.
2. 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.
   • 1835, James Whishaw, A Synopsis of the Members of the English Bar

     Postman of the Court of Exchequer.

Synonyms

• (one who delivers the post): mailman

Antonyms

• mailwoman, mail lady, postwoman, post lady

Hypernyms

• (one who delivers the post): mail carrier, letter carrier, postal carrier, mailperson, postperson

Translations

Anagrams

• tampons, topsman

English

Alternative forms

• letter box

Etymology

letter +? box

Noun

letterbox (plural letterboxes)

1. (chiefly Britain) A collection point for mail intended for onward delivery, a secure box or receptacle for this purpose.
2. (chiefly Britain) A delivery point for mail, a box, compartment or slot for this purpose.

   A wad of junk mail was pushed through the letterbox in the front door and dropped onto the mat.

3. A hidden container that holds a logbook and rubber stamp, found by following clues as a form of recreation.
4. (mountaineering) A rectangular hole or slot.
   • 1954, Daniel Talbot, A Treasury of Mountaineering Stories (page 239)

     His strength was running out fast: one more good letterbox was all that he could conceive himself able to make. He made it, hacking away with slow, painful strokes, his axe-handle slippery with his sweat.

Synonyms

• (collection and delivery point): mailbox
• (collection point): post box
• (collection point): (Britain) pillar box
• (delivery point): (US) mail slot

Translations

Further reading

• (collection): Post box on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• (delivery point): Letter box on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Adjective

letterbox (not comparable)

1. (film) Transferred to home video formats while preserving the original aspect ratio, having black bars above and below the picture area.

Translations

Further reading

• Letterboxing (filming) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Verb

letterbox (third-person singular simple present letterboxes, present participle letterboxing, simple past and past participle letterboxed)

1. (film) To transfer a widescreen motion picture to home video formats while preserving the original aspect ratio, with the placing of black bars above and below the picture area.
2. To hunt for letterboxes (containers with logbook and rubber stamp) by following clues.

Related terms

• full screen
• pan and scan
• pillarbox
• tilt and scan
• widescreen

Further reading

• Letterboxing (filming) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia