postman
- A person, usually employed by a postal service, who delivers mail and parcels to homes and businesses. nounThe postman delivered a package to my doorstep this morning.Every afternoon, the postman walks through the neighborhood with a bag full of letters.
- A person who collects mail from postboxes and delivers it to a central location for sorting and further distribution. nounThe postman collected the letters from the red postbox at the end of the street.After collecting the mail, the postman took it to the sorting office.