noun
- Plural of postwoman; female postal workers who deliver mail and packages to homes and businesses.
Usage: Plural form; Occupational term; Less commonly used than 'postal workers' or 'mail carriers' in modern usage
Examples
- The postwomen arrived early in the morning to sort the mail.
- Several postwomen work in our local post office.
- The postwomen delivered packages to every house on the street.
- Those postwomen have been working this route for over five years.