: a person who delivers mail
called also letter carrier, mail carrier, postman
Synonyms of mailman
Examples of mailman in a Sentence
the mailman usually leaves packages outside the mailbox
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Just before noon, Dallas Fire-Rescue crews were called to the 1200 block of Whispering Trail, where a mailman had called 911 to report a house fire.
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S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
The mailman already knows your name, so leave the curb-appeal-building moves to smart paint picks and pretty planters instead.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2025
But Lex said her mailman has spent the last two years building a relationship with her dog.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2025
The mailman dropped the CC cream off at her house two days later.
—Taylor Rock, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
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S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
The mailman already knows your name, so leave the curb-appeal-building moves to smart paint picks and pretty planters instead.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2025
But Lex said her mailman has spent the last two years building a relationship with her dog.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2025
The mailman dropped the CC cream off at her house two days later.
—Taylor Rock, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 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 5 Jan. 2026.
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mailman
noun
mail·man
ˈmā(ə)l-ˌman 
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