| Language | Gloss | 
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | posman | 
| Catalan | carter | 
| Danish | postbud | 
| Dutch | postbode | 
| English | postman | 
| Finnish | postinkantaja | 
| German | Postbote | 
| Modern Greek | ταχυδρόμος | 
| Modern Hebrew | davar | 
| Hungarian | postás | 
| Icelandic | póstur | 
| Irish | fear an phoist | 
| Italian | postino | 
| Lithuanian | paštininkas | 
| Moselle Franconian | Bréifdréier | 
| Maltese | pustier | 
| Polish | listonosz | 
| Russian | почтальон | 
| Serbian Standard | poštar | 
| Slovak | poštár | 
| Southern African English | postman | 
| Spanish | cartero | 
| Swedish | brevbärare | 
| Turkish | postacı | 
| Xhosa | unoposi |