postal worker

American

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

noun

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.

Etymology

Origin of postal worker

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

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A postal worker in Wales said: "It just means that our boss can say that all rounds went out the door, knowing full well they are not going to be delivered."

From BBC • Mar. 23, 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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

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

It’s a short film that follows a middle-aged postal worker on her first trip to Paris.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

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