postman
Meaning
- (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK) Someone who delivers the post (mail) to, and/or collects the post from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes.
- (England, historical) 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.
Synonyms
postal carrier
post-boy
post carrier
express messenger
Translations
facteur
postino
cartero
Briefträger
postbode
carter
carteiro
ταχυδρόμοςFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpəʊsmən/
Etymology
From post + -man.
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