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

In 2020, Malden was was mostly destroyed by a wildfire, losing its fire station, post office, city hall and library. — Jamie Stengle, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2026

In 2020, Malden was mostly destroyed by a wildfire, losing its fire station, post office, city hall and library. — ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026

As part of the redevelopment project, Galataport also revitalized the surrounding neighborhood, introducing a large shopping complex while restoring historic buildings such as the Ottoman-era Paket Postanesi (post office). — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Aug. 2026

The post office building had previously been home to local brewery Biscayne Bay Brewing. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 9 Aug. 2026

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