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

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

Larry, a 73-year-old retired postal worker, showed up at the fairgrounds in Castle Rock to look over the congressional field and eye Boebert in person.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2024

The Erie postal worker, Richard Hopkins, said in a statement Monday that he was wrong and apologized to the postmaster and his family, as well as the Erie post office.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 6, 2024

Patrice Lumumba, a postal worker elected to head his nation.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver