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

His father, a postal worker, gave him a sense of the absurd.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 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

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

The forms sat on my desk for a week before Robin walked with me to the post office and watched me hand them to the postal worker.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover