Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A barrister in the Court of Exchequer in England, now merged in High Court of Justice, who had precedence in motions: so called from the place where he sat.
  • noun A post; a messenger; a courier; one who rides post.
  • noun A mail-carrier.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A post or courier; a letter carrier.
  • noun (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.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun chiefly UK someone (implied male) who delivers the post (mail) to, and/or collects the post from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes.
  • noun 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.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a man who delivers the mail

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

post +‎ -man

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word postman.

Examples

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.