postal worker

[ pohs-tl wur-ker ]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of postal worker¹

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

In the 1950s, postal workers still delivered mail using horse-drawn carriages in some major cities, Heidelbaugh said.

From Washington Post

Two days ago, he’d filled up his truck, only to have to trade it out with another postal worker.

From Washington Post

FEMA has also rejected requests from the District and the governors of Maryland and Virginia to help vaccinate the massive essential federal workforce in the capital region, including transit workers and postal workers.

From Washington Post

Starting next week, the city will expand the type of workers considered essential and to be immediately eligible for the vaccine to in-person court workers and lawyers, transit and postal workers and restaurant workers.

From Washington Blade

Her husband, a postal worker in the same facility, was at high risk because his immune system is compromised by a condition unrelated to the coronavirus.

From ProPublica

Mavis Lilian Lever was born in Dulwich, south London, on May 5, 1921, the daughter of a postal worker and a seamstress.

From The Daily Beast

"We need a real businessman," said Linda Kogelman, 63, a retired postal worker.

From The Daily Beast

Joel Klein had a story, he was the son of a postal worker, his teachers got him to Harvard.

From The Daily Beast