Definition of POSTMAN

postman

Meanings

Plural: postmen

Noun

  • a man who delivers the mail
  • someone 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.

Origin / Etymology

From post + -man.

Synonyms

carrier, letter carrier, mail carrier, mailman, mailperson, postal carrier, postperson

Scrabble Score: 11

postman is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
postman is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
postman is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

postman is a valid Words With Friends word