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potman

English

Alternative forms

  • pot man

Etymology

pot +? -man

Noun

potman (plural potmen)

  1. (Britain) A man employed in a public house to collect empty pots or glasses; a waiter in a similar establishment.

Related terms

  • potboy
  • pot-girl

Anagrams

  • tampon, topman

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postman

English

Etymology

post +? -man

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?p??sm?n/, /?p??stm?n/

Noun

postman (plural postmen)

  1. (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.
  2. 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.
    • 1835, James Whishaw, A Synopsis of the Members of the English Bar
      Postman of the Court of Exchequer.

Synonyms

  • (one who delivers the post): mailman

Antonyms

  • mailwoman, mail lady, postwoman, post lady

Hypernyms

  • (one who delivers the post): mail carrier, letter carrier, postal carrier, mailperson, postperson

Translations

Anagrams

  • tampons, topsman

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