post office

noun

1

: a government department or agency handling the transmission of mail

2

: a local branch of a national post office handling the mail for a particular place or area

3

: a game in which a player acting as postmaster or postmistress may exact a kiss from one of the opposite sex as payment for the pretended delivery of a letter

Examples of post office in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

All federal offices, including courts, post offices, social security offices and others, will be closed. —Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 20 Dec. 2025

While federal government offices may close their doors the days before and after Christmas this year, locations like banks, post offices and private retailers will largely remain open. —Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025

It is not yet confirmed if post offices and banks will also be closed on these additional days. —Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 19 Dec. 2025

These are similar to apartment mailboxes and post office boxes, and some can notify users when packages have arrived. —Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 18 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1652, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for post office

• interoffice

Kids Definition

post office

noun

1

: postal service

2

: a local branch of the postal service handling the mail for a particular place