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Webster 1913 Edition


Postman

Post′man

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Noun.
;
pl.
Postmen
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1.
A post or courier; a letter carrier.
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 other of the two is called the tubman.
Whishaw.

Webster 1828 Edition


Postman

POSTMAN

,
Noun.
A post or courier; a letter-carrier.

Definition 2024


postman

postman

English

Noun

postman (plural postmen)

  1. (chiefly Britain) 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.

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  • (one who delivers the post): mailman

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