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postman

1

[ pohst-muhn ]

noun

, plural post·men.
  1. a postal employee who carries and delivers mail; mail carrier.
  2. Archaic. a courier.


postman

2

[ pohst-muhn ]

noun

, Old English Law.
, plural post·men.
  1. a barrister in the Court of Exchequer who had precedence in motions.

postman

/ ˈpəʊstmən /

noun

  1. a person who carries and delivers mail as a profession
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Gender Note

See -man.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of postman1

First recorded in 1520–30; post 3 + -man

Origin of postman2

First recorded in 1760–70; post 1 + -man
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Example Sentences

Let’s zoom in on the particulars of the piece and then we can wind back towards the Postman stuff.

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Postman addresses the dystopian fears of both authors in his book.

Cheval was born in 1836 in Charmes, France, and he chose to serve his small community as a postman.

And they were all viewing the uncut version, too—the one not in theaters—because of postman Guy.

The Postman cost $80 million to make; it earned $18 million at the box office.

I went out, put the article in the mailbox, and raised the flag for the postman.

Cain wrote one good book, Postman, and a shelf full of schlock.

The old postman says it was insufficiently addressed, or it 'ud ha' been here by first post.

But the postman never came near the little cottage at the elbow in Whiffle Street, all that day.

It had become a standard jest with the ex-postman that she should never go anywhere away from Skyrie without her pocket-book.

The statement was in the form of a question, to which the ex-postman rather coldly replied: "Yes, so I have heard."

The steps continue and grow faint, as the postman rounds the distant corner.

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