| 单词 | θ197712 |
| 释义 | society > communication > correspondence > postal services > person or vehicle that carries letters or mail > [noun] > person (36) letter bearera1400 breveterc1440 One who carries brevets. post1507 A person who travels express with letters, dispatches, etc., esp. along a fixed route; a courier, a post-rider (now historical). Later also (now… letter carrier1552 a person employed to carry or deliver letters, either as a private messenger or a public official; a postman. post boy1588 A boy who carries and delivers post; a boy or man who rides express, changing horses at intervals, to deliver letters, dispatches, etc. (now histo… ordinary1592 A courier conveying dispatches or letters at regular intervals, frequently between different countries; (hence) post, mail. Obsolete. packet carrier1606 postie1611 A postman or postwoman. Also used as a title or form of address. woman-posta1616 a female messenger or courier. postwoman1683 a woman employed as a post; (later) spec. one who collects and delivers mail sent through the post office; cf. postman, n.1 letterman1707 A postman; a letter carrier. Now rare. postman1758 In early use: a courier who rides post (obsolete). Later: a man or (now also) a woman who delivers letters and other items sent through the post… packeteer1784 Canadian. = packeter, n. letter boy1794 carrier1798 A person employed to carry and deliver letters; a postman or postwoman. Now chiefly North American. delivery officer1839 an officer or official responsible for making deliveries, esp. a postman or postwoman. post-girl1850 mailman1881 a person (historically spec. a man) who carries or delivers the mail. packeter1893 A carrier of letters and documents. postlady1975 = postwoman n. Subcategories:— office of (1) — between Court and post office (1) — specific on foot (3) — specific mounted (8) — by balloon (1) — man employed to deliver or receive mail (2) |
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