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 his 10 years living on Skid Row, Gaines visited the post office at least twice a month, mailing money to his family in New Orleans to help care for his elderly mother. — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

Campbell and the other accomplice would hop from post office to post office to cash the money orders. — John Annese, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026

Since the Constitution of the United States clearly gives states the power over elections, a federal agency like the post office has no business or authority over that process. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2026

Barham himself, with his wife and daughter’s assistance, packs and ships each direct order, often driving hundreds of albums at a time to the post office in Wendell. — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 25 June 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