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postman.

Someone who delivers the post (mail) to, and/or collects the post from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpəʊs(t)mən/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Someone who delivers the post (mail) to, and/or collects the post from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes.

    Commonwealth · Ireland · UK
  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 sat, the other of the two being the tubman.

    England · historical
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English post Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English postman From post + -man.

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