as in postman
a person who delivers mail
the mailman usually leaves packages outside the mailbox
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Recent Examples of mailman
You, me, my ex-girlfriend, and the mailman who stops in for tea.
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James Parker, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2024
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.
—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
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James Parker, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2024
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.
—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
See All Example Sentences for mailman
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mailman
Noun
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These trees are all clones from the original Hass tree developed by Rudolph Hass, a postman in Los Angeles.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
3 Mar. 2025
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That’s so nice!), and Shep, in turn, runs and scares the annoying postman (Shep!—
Alice Burton,
Vulture,
2 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The federal government was small by modern standards, but President Jackson’s appointment of loyalists as federal land agents and postmasters meant that political appointees had power to allocate lucrative land sales in the frontier and distribute partisan newspapers.—
Yong Kwon / Made by History,
TIME,
7 Mar. 2025
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The first postage stamps Until 1847, people would take correspondence to the post office, where the postmaster would mark the postage in the upper right corner.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Police said Wheat was working as a mail carrier in Kennesaw when she’s accused of swiping credit cards from at least two residents on her route.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2025
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He was employed at P.H. Selley in Mankato, MN, as a mail carrier for 9 years.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Mailman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mailman. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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