cartero

/kaɾˈteɾo/ · B2 · noun · m

mailman

cartero — mailman

📬 cartero = carta (letter) + -ero (person who does) → letter person

Spanish carta means letter, and the suffix -ero marks a person tied to a job, like panadero (baker) or zapatero (shoemaker). So cartero is literally the letter person, the one who delivers your mail.

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