- postman
- noun Date: 1529 mailman
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
postman
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Postman — Post man, n.; pl. {Postmen}. 1. A post or courier; a letter carrier. [1913 Webster] 2. (Eng. Law) 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
postman — 1520s, from POST (Cf. post) (3) + MAN (Cf. man) … Etymology dictionary
postman — (or postwoman) ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a person who is employed to deliver or collect post … English terms dictionary
postman — [pōst′mən] n. pl. postmen [pōst′mən] MAIL CARRIER … English World dictionary
Postman — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Le Facteur. Postman Données clés Titre québécois Le Facteur Titre original The Postman Réalisation Kevin Costn … Wikipédia en Français
postman — The man who collects and delivers mail is a postman in Britain, a mailman in the USA. In Somerset Maugham’s short story Episode a girl runs to catch a postman who has just emptied a box. ‘“Postman,” she cried, “take this letter, will you.”’ In … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
postman */ — UK [ˈpəʊs(t)mən] / US [ˈpoʊs(t)mən] noun [countable] Word forms postman : singular postman plural postmen UK [ˈpəʊs(t)mən] / US [ˈpoʊs(t)mən] someone whose job is to collect and deliver the post … English dictionary
postman — [[t]po͟ʊstmən[/t]] postmen N COUNT A postman is a man whose job is to collect and deliver letters and packages that are sent by post. [mainly BRIT] (in AM, usually use mailman) … English dictionary
postman — A mailman making deliveries on a route, particularly a city route. In the court of exchequer, two of the most experienced barristers, called the postman and the tub man (from the places in which they sit), have a precedence in motions. See 3 Bl… … Ballentine's law dictionary
