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a person who delivers mail
the postman comes at around nine every morning
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Recent Examples of postman
There are few feelings better than when the postman rocks up with a parcel for you — but there is something particularly special about going into a brick and mortar store.
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Allie Daisy King, refinery29.com, 5 Jan. 2024
Among Maricopa County’s four winners: a 12th grader who wants to be an actor, a 7th grader who wants to be an Olympic climber, a 5th grader who wants to be a dancer and author and a kindergartner who wants to be a postman.
—Nick Sullivan, The Arizona Republic, 16 July 2024
Hamid Khan Hussain Khel is one of the country’s 400 postmen, zipping around the capital on a motorcycle bearing Afghan Post’s jaunty blue and yellow.
—Riazat Butt, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 July 2024
Today, 80% of avocados consumed in the US come from Mexico, and 95% of them bear the name of Hass, the California postman.
—thehustle.co, 5 Apr. 2024
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Allie Daisy King, refinery29.com, 5 Jan. 2024
Among Maricopa County’s four winners: a 12th grader who wants to be an actor, a 7th grader who wants to be an Olympic climber, a 5th grader who wants to be a dancer and author and a kindergartner who wants to be a postman.
—Nick Sullivan, The Arizona Republic, 16 July 2024
Hamid Khan Hussain Khel is one of the country’s 400 postmen, zipping around the capital on a motorcycle bearing Afghan Post’s jaunty blue and yellow.
—Riazat Butt, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 July 2024
Today, 80% of avocados consumed in the US come from Mexico, and 95% of them bear the name of Hass, the California postman.
—thehustle.co, 5 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for postman
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
Noun
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Mailman Saves Toddler from Walking into Oncoming Traffic: 'Right Place at the Right Time' Similar to Vaughan, many other TikTok users have reflected the impact mailmen and women have had in their lives in the comments.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
7 Jan. 2025
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She has been inundated with support from people around the world who can't get enough of the corgi and the mailman's friendship.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
9 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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“Postman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postman. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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