postman

¹

[ pohst-muhn ]

noun

, plural post·men.

1. a postal employee who carries and delivers mail; mail carrier.
2. Archaic. a courier.

postman

²

[ pohst-muhn ]

noun

, Old English Law.

, plural post·men.

1. a barrister in the Court of Exchequer who had precedence in motions.

postman

/ ˈpəʊstmən /

noun

1. a person who carries and delivers mail as a profession

Gender Note

See -man.

Word History and Origins

Origin of postman¹

First recorded in 1520–30; post ³ + -man

Origin of postman²

First recorded in 1760–70; post ¹ + -man

Example Sentences

Let’s zoom in on the particulars of the piece and then we can wind back towards the Postman stuff.

From Vox

Postman addresses the dystopian fears of both authors in his book.

From Freakonomics

Cheval was born in 1836 in Charmes, France, and he chose to serve his small community as a postman.

From The Daily Beast

And they were all viewing the uncut version, too—the one not in theaters—because of postman Guy.

From The Daily Beast

The Postman cost $80 million to make; it earned $18 million at the box office.

From The Daily Beast

I went out, put the article in the mailbox, and raised the flag for the postman.

From The Daily Beast

Cain wrote one good book, Postman, and a shelf full of schlock.

From The Daily Beast

The old postman says it was insufficiently addressed, or it 'ud ha' been here by first post.

From Project Gutenberg

But the postman never came near the little cottage at the elbow in Whiffle Street, all that day.

From Project Gutenberg

It had become a standard jest with the ex-postman that she should never go anywhere away from Skyrie without her pocket-book.

From Project Gutenberg

The statement was in the form of a question, to which the ex-postman rather coldly replied: "Yes, so I have heard."

From Project Gutenberg

The steps continue and grow faint, as the postman rounds the distant corner.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• letter carrier
• mailman