postal worker

American  

[pohs-tl wur-ker] / ˈpoʊs tl ˌwɜr kər /

noun

1. a person employed by a government postal system to sort, transport, or deliver mail, or to work in a customer service capacity at the counter of a post office.

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Etymology

Origin of postal worker

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

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postal worker

Conley, the daughter of a U.S. postal worker and a construction worker, grew up in the Hudson Valley, where her working-class family has lived for generations.

From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2026

A postal worker who delivered mail in the afternoon said she has only ever met one person at the home, the owner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025

Royal Mail staff will pay tribute when the cortege passes as Elsie's father, David Stancombe, is a postal worker.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2024

In 1924, a Chicago postal worker named Henry Gerber founded the first gay rights organization in the United States.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2024

She sat down and pushed me aside, emptying the box onto the floor and sorting the letters into piles with the speed of a postal worker.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs