postman
1a postal employee who carries and delivers mail; mail carrier.
Archaic. a courier.
Origin of postman
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Other definitions for postman (2 of 2)
a barrister in the Court of Exchequer who had precedence in motions.
Origin of postman
2- Compare tubman.
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How to use postman in a sentence
Let’s zoom in on the particulars of the piece and then we can wind back towards the postman stuff.
postman addresses the dystopian fears of both authors in his book.
Are Humans Smarter or Stupider Than We Used to Be? (NSQ Ep. 34) | Rebecca Lee Douglas | January 10, 2021 | FreakonomicsCheval was born in 1836 in Charmes, France, and he chose to serve his small community as a postman.
The Postman Who Built a Palace in France…by Hand | Nina Strochlic | November 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd they were all viewing the uncut version, too—the one not in theaters—because of postman Guy.
Kevin Smith's Marijuanaissance: On 'Tusk,' 'Falling Out' with Ben Affleck, and 20 Years of 'Clerks' | Marlow Stern | September 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe postman cost $80 million to make; it earned $18 million at the box office.
Are We in the Midst of a Kevin Costner Comeback? | Andrew Romano | January 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
I went out, put the article in the mailbox, and raised the flag for the postman.
Cain wrote one good book, postman, and a shelf full of schlock.
The old postman says it was insufficiently addressed, or it 'ud ha' been here by first post.
Hilda Lessways | Arnold BennettBut the postman never came near the little cottage at the elbow in Whiffle Street, all that day.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. MorrisonIt had become a standard jest with the ex-postman that she should never go anywhere away from Skyrie without her pocket-book.
Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn RaymondThe statement was in the form of a question, to which the ex-postman rather coldly replied: "Yes, so I have heard."
Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn RaymondThe steps continue and grow faint, as the postman rounds the distant corner.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander Berkman
British Dictionary definitions for postman
feminine postwoman
/ (ˈpəʊstmən) /
a person who carries and delivers mail as a profession
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