post

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand
  2. noun military installation at which a body of troops is stationed
  3. noun a job in an organization

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English post, from Old English post (“pillar, door-post”) and Old French post (“post, upright beam”), both from Latin postis (“door, post, doorpost”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

station

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