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 Crowley, the corner spot Fred’s took over was a former general store and post office, then a farm store in the early 1900s. —Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026

The list was expanded in November to include some state media outlets, the website of Russia’s post office, as well as taxi and weather services, among others. —Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 31 Jan. 2026

During the late 1800s, there was a railroad depot, cottages, a hotel, a post office, a saloon and an open-air dance floor near the ranch. —Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2026

That means that, even if the government shuts down this week, services such as mail delivery and post office operations will be unaffected. —Chantelle Lee, Time, 29 Jan. 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