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the mailman usually leaves packages outside the mailbox
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After taking classes at both Kent State University and West Virginia University, Harvey dropped out of college and worked a string of odd jobs— mailman, insurance salesman, and auto-plant worker—searching for his footing.
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2025
Yes, Molly Solverson, the first season’s hero, was a polite female cop from a small Minnesota town, who in some episodes was, like Marge Gunderson in the movie, visibly pregnant and married to a mailman.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
Some dogs chase mailmen...Doug, however, chases stardom.
—Kendall Malinchock, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
The mailman delivers the package, as seen on doorbell cam.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2025
Yes, Molly Solverson, the first season’s hero, was a polite female cop from a small Minnesota town, who in some episodes was, like Marge Gunderson in the movie, visibly pregnant and married to a mailman.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
Some dogs chase mailmen...Doug, however, chases stardom.
—Kendall Malinchock, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
The mailman delivers the package, as seen on doorbell cam.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mailman
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“Mailman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mailman. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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mailman
noun
mail·man
ˈmā(ə)l-ˌman 
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