postman

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English

Etymology

post +‎ -man

Pronunciation

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Noun

postman (plural postmen)

  1. (chiefly British) someone (implied male) who delivers the post (mail) to, and/or collects the post from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes.
  2. One of the two most experienced barristers in the Court of Exchequer, who have precedence in motions, so called from the place where he sits, the other of the two being the tubman.
    • James Whishaw, A Synopsis of the Members of the English Bar
      Postman of the Court of Exchequer.

Synonyms

  • (one who delivers the post): mailman

Hypernyms

Translations

mailman — see mailman

Anagrams

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