💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Postal service"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| mailnoun | (now regional) A bag or wallet. |
| postnoun | A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost. |
| post officenoun | (countable) A place (building, office, shop, or counter) concerned with the business of delivering letters, post or mail and selling stamps, etc. |
| parcel postnoun | A postal service involving the shipping of parcels. |
| express mail | an expedited mail delivery service for which the customer pays a premium for faster delivery. |
| mail carriernoun | A person employed to deliver mail. |
| postagenoun | The charge for posting an item. |
| air mailnoun | Alternative form of airmail. [The system of conveying mail using aircraft.] |
| airmailnoun | The system of conveying mail using aircraft. |
| letter carriernoun | An employee of the post office who delivers mail (post) to, and collects it from, a residence or business, or from public mailboxes. |
| mailmannoun | (Canada, US) Someone who delivers mail to, and/or collects mail from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes. |
| snail mailnoun | (retronym) Mail (physical material) sent in the post, especially as compared with email. |
| mailboxnoun | (chiefly US) A box into which mail is placed. |
| mailingnoun | An act of sending mail. |
| postmasternoun | The head of a post office. |
| mailgramnoun | (telegraphy) A telegraphic message transmitted electronically from the sender to a post office and then printed and delivered to the recipient via physical post. |
| postmannoun | (chiefly UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Someone who delivers the post (mail) to, and/or collects the post from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes. |
| couriernoun | A person who delivers messages. |
| mail room | — |
| surface mailnoun | (retronym) Mail which is transported by motor vehicle, by railway, or by seacraft, but not by aircraft. |
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