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postperson

postperson noun: a letter carrier of any gender.

Noun

postperson (plural postpersons or postpeople)

  1. (uncommon) A letter carrier of any gender.
    • The planet of the Dingalingers is under threat of nuclear war. The Ball, representative of the Astral Harmony Council, and his Intergalactic postperson courier, Thing, have been sent to liaise with the Dingalinger Overlord.1988, Paul Sumner, Mark Caswell, Kati Hamza, Thing! (video game review) in Crash issue 51

Synonyms of postperson

Forms of postperson

pluralpostpersons
pluralpostpeople

Origin of postperson

From post + person.

Questions about postperson

What does postperson mean?
Postperson means a letter carrier of any gender.
What part of speech is postperson?
Postperson is a noun.
What is the plural of postperson?
The plural of postperson is postpersons.

Words near postperson in the dictionary

  1. postpericardiotomy syndrome
  2. postperistomal
  3. postperitoneal
  4. postperovskite
  5. postperovskites
  6. postperson
  7. postpersons
  8. postpetiolar
  9. postpetiole
  10. postpetioles
  11. postpetroleum

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