Portman vs Postman - What's the difference?
portman | postman |
(chiefly, British) someone (implied male) who delivers the post (mail) to, and/or collects the post from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes.
One of the two most experienced barristers in the Court of Exchequer, who have precedence in motions, so called from the place where he sits, the other of the two being the tubman.
* James Whishaw, A Synopsis of the Members of the English Bar
As nouns the difference between portman and postman
is that portman is a burgess of a port, especially of one of the cinque ports while postman is (chiefly|british) someone (implied male) who delivers the post (mail) to, and/or collects the post from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes.postman
English
Noun
(postmen)- Postman of the Court of Exchequer.