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post·man

1   [pohst-muhn]
noun, plural -men.
1.
a postal employee who carries and delivers mail; mail carrier.
2.
Archaic. a courier.
Origin:
1520–30; post3 + -man

Usage note
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post·man

2   [pohst-muhn]
noun, plural -men. Old English Law.
a barrister in the Court of Exchequer who had precedence in motions.
Compare tubman.

Origin:
1760–70; post1 + -man
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postman or (feminine) postwoman (ˈpəʊstmən)
 
—n , pl -men, -women
a person who carries and delivers mail as a profession
 
postwoman or (feminine) postwoman
 
—n

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