postman

3 definitions found

postman - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Postman \Post"man\, n.; pl. Postmen.
     1. A post or courier; a letter carrier.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (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. --Whishaw.
        [1913 Webster]

postman - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  postman
      n 1: a man who delivers the mail [syn: mailman, postman,
           mail carrier, letter carrier, carrier]

postman - Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :

  POSTMAN, Eng. law. A barrister in the court of exchequer, who has precedence 
  in: motions.