postman
1a postal employee who carries and delivers mail; mail carrier.
Archaic. a courier.
Origin of postman
1usage note For postman
Other definitions for postman (2 of 2)
a barrister in the Court of Exchequer who had precedence in motions.
Origin of postman
2- Compare tubman.
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How to use postman in a sentence
Deposits can be made by the intermediary of rural postmen to the extent of 500 florins.
I have never once seen a policeman in the lane, and the postmen always hurry out with no evidence of a desire to loiter.
Masterpieces of Mystery, Vol. 1 (of 4) | VariousTheir army of postmen and employés of the Post Office were a very great factor indeed in keeping steady a State like their own.
The King's Post | R. C. TombsBesides the swarms and swarms of postmen, wearing just such gray uniforms as her father's, there were so many men.
Dorothy | Evelyn RaymondGradually there began to be postmen and butcher-boys and milk-men and horsecars and newspaper-boys and policemen.
Atlantic Narratives | Mary Antin
British Dictionary definitions for postman
feminine postwoman
/ (ˈpəʊstmən) /
a person who carries and delivers mail as a profession
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