词汇 | postwoman |
释义 | postwoman noun[ C ] uk /ˈpəʊstˌwʊm.ən/ us /ˈpoʊstˌwʊm.ən/plural-womenuk /ˈpəʊstˌwɪm.ɪn/ us /ˈpoʊstˌwɪm.ɪn/ a woman whose job is to deliver and collect letters, etc. that are sent by post女邮递员 Messengers and people who deliver things bearer broker courier deliveryman despatcher dispatcher errand boy go-between herald judoka letter carrier mail carrier mailman messenger milkman postman runner sender town crier Examples of postwomanpostwoman The extra figures enable the sorting equipment to sort mail to a specific mail carrier (postman or postwoman). I should perhaps say postpeople, as nowadays there are as many postwomen as postmen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One hundred and seventy-eight part-time postwomen were recruited to implement the revised postal services. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The postmen and postwomen of this country have much public good will, but they will lose that if they carry out their threat. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is worth remembering that about 25 million households are visited by a postman or postwoman each day. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am examining proposals that women should be recruited as established postwomen on the same basis as men. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I know that the many thousands of postmen and postwomen throughout the country are anxious to see the slate wiped clean. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One other aspect relates to the effect on one section of our population — postmen and postwomen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Does it mean that in rural areas the royal mail will be delivered by someone who is not a postman or postwoman? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are doing everything we can to recruit more staff, including postwomen and part-timers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The postwomen have kept their end up in exactly the same way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We do have an agreement with the unions for employing postwomen on a temporary basis in places where there is a shortage of postmen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 By the end of this month, 3,500 temporary postmen and postwomen will be released from the service to go into productive occupations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Dog wardens would be unable to go round to each house to establish whether alsatians were likely to rip the ears off postwomen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a report that recognizes the work done by thousands of postmen and postwomen for their communities. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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