French word

postier

Pronunciation

IPA/pɔstje/

Meaning

  • masculine nounpostal worker

Example

J'ai parlé au postier au guichet pour demander des informations.

I spoke to the postal worker at the counter to ask for information.

Illustration for postier (postal worker)

More examples

Si le postier passe, il laissera un avis.

If the mail carrier comes by, he will leave a notice.

Core concept

A postal-service employee whose work connects customers, mail sorting, and office administration.

Common phrases

  • s'adresser au postier

    speak to the mail carrier

Similar words

facteur: An employee who delivers mail to residents in an assigned area.
livreur: A person who delivers parcels or goods from a sender to a recipient.
guichetier: A counter clerk who accepts documents, provides guidance, and handles payments.
employé postal: A general term for an employee performing various postal duties.

Definition in French

Désigne une personne employée à La Poste, intervenant au guichet, dans le tri ou dans l'administration du courrier.

Word origin

French created postier by adding the occupational ending -ier to poste, a word borrowed through Italian posta from Latin ponere.

Usage tips

  • Postier is masculine, so the phrase la postière is used when the feminine form is required.

Other meanings

  • mail carriernoun

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