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

“It’s ghostly,” said Jan Boggs, a retired postal worker and longtime Clearwater resident.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

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

An operation by police started after a postal worker reported suspicious activity and more than 20 uncollected parcels were seized at a sorting office.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2025

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

Another member of our expedition, Doug was a postal worker from a Seatde suburb who’d become my closest friend on the mountain.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer