as in postman
a person who delivers mail
the mailman usually leaves packages outside the mailbox
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Recent Examples of mailman
Barry Gibbs was a familiar figure around the Manhattan enclave of Sutton Place, a mailman who delivered packages among the dignified apartment buildings staffed by uniformed doormen.
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Lizz Schumer, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, Teddy starts a neighborhood Secret Santa with the Belchers, Mort, and their mailman.
—Lillian Brown, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2024
Tori Halford surprised her mailman with a personalized basket of snacks and treats.
—Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2024
Firemen are now firefighters, mailmen are letter carriers, policemen are police officers.
—Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
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Lizz Schumer, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, Teddy starts a neighborhood Secret Santa with the Belchers, Mort, and their mailman.
—Lillian Brown, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2024
Tori Halford surprised her mailman with a personalized basket of snacks and treats.
—Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2024
Firemen are now firefighters, mailmen are letter carriers, policemen are police officers.
—Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for mailman
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mailman
Noun
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That’s best demonstrated by a novel gameplay mechanic in the form of a camera that Indy acquires from a dissident postman called Ernesto.—
Lewis Gordon,
Vulture,
18 Dec. 2024
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This 54-minute stop-motion special, narrated by a postman (voiced by Fred Astaire), unpacks Santa's origin story — from his iconic beard to his gift-giving traditions and more.—
James Mercadante,
People.com,
12 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Ray Collier, the city’s postmaster, has lived there since 1934 and remains skeptical.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
21 Jan. 2025
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His only exceptions were clerks, postmasters and enlisted personnel in the military.—
Peter Kastor,
The Conversation,
13 Jan. 2025
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Two Illinois men were charged after officials say one of them robbed a mail carrier at gunpoint, then his accomplice shot at agents.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
14 Jan. 2025
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Court documents say that Rubin David Adams, 26, pleaded guilty to two counts of armed robbery of a mail carrier.—
Kristi Miller,
Twin Cities,
17 Dec. 2024
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“Mailman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mailman. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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