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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; post 3 + -man


See -man.

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; post 1 + -man
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post·man   (pōst'mən)   
n.  See mailman.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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