postmasters

noun

plural of postmaster
as in messengers

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  1. messengers
  2. postmen
Noun
  • Many occur naturally in the body and act as chemical messengers, influencing metabolism, inflammation, reproduction and other physiological processes.
    — Robert Pearl, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The ancient route was first traveled by hunter-gatherers, before being used by Indigenous traders, Inca messengers, Spanish colonists, and railway workers, among others.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2026
Definition of messengers
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  • Two postmen came every day; the one from the South generally came earlier.
    — Colm Tóibín, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Boy Scouts marched, as did fraternities, high-school classes, postmen, and newspaper columnists.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2025
Definition of postmen
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