postal clerk
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Definition
Noun: A postal clerk is an employee who works in a post office, performing various tasks related to mail handling and customer service. Their duties typically include selling stamps, weighing and pricing packages, sorting mail, and assisting customers with postal services.
Usage
The term "postal clerk" is used to refer to the specific job role or position within a postal service. It is a standard occupational title. - The postal clerk helped me calculate the shipping cost for my package. - She worked as a postal clerk for over twenty years.
Advanced Usage
- "career postal clerk": Emphasizes long-term employment in this role.
- After retiring as a career postal clerk, he volunteered at the community center.
Variants and Related Words
- Clerk (noun): A general term for an office worker who handles records, accounts, or routine tasks. A postal clerk is a specific type of clerk.
- Mail clerk (noun): A similar term, sometimes used interchangeably, though it can also refer to a clerk handling mail within a company rather than at a public post office.
- Post office clerk (noun): A direct synonym for postal clerk.
Synonyms
- Post office worker
- Mail handler (though this can refer more specifically to sorting and processing roles)
Related Phrases
- Window clerk: A postal clerk who specifically works at the public service counter.
- Ask the window clerk for the correct form.