postbag

A noun referring to a bag used by a postal worker to carry mail, typically worn over the shoulder.

• 🇫🇷Sac utilisé par le facteur pour transporter le courrier, généralement porté en bandoulière.

1. Mail carrier's bag B1 formal british

   A large bag used by a postal worker to carry letters and parcels while delivering mail.

   • The postman slung his heavy postbag over his shoulder.
   • She emptied the postbag onto the sorting table.
   • The leather postbag was worn from years of use.

   🇫🇷Sac de facteur

   Synonymes: mail pouchmailbag

• postbags plural form
• postbags' possessive plural form
• postbag's possessive singular form