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Webster 1913 Edition
Postman
Post′man
,Noun.
pl.
Postmen
. 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.
Definition 2024
postman
postman
English
Noun
postman (plural postmen)
- (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.
- 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.
- James Whishaw, A Synopsis of the Members of the English Bar
Synonyms
- (one who delivers the post): mailman
Related terms
Hypernyms
- mail carrier, letter carrier, postal carrier
- mailperson, postperson
Translations
mailman — see mailman