Synonyms of postman
Examples of postman in a Sentence
the postman comes at around nine every morning
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In the third row is an exceptionally tall young man, still wearing his postman’s uniform.
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Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
When layabout postman Jesper gets assigned to the frozen town of Smeerensburg with an ultimatum to process 6,000 letters, a reclusive toymaker might be his only hope.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 15 May 2026
In 1968, an overzealous pup nipped a postman delivering mail to Balmoral Castle.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026
Two postmen came every day; the one from the South generally came earlier.
—Colm Tóibín, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
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Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
When layabout postman Jesper gets assigned to the frozen town of Smeerensburg with an ultimatum to process 6,000 letters, a reclusive toymaker might be his only hope.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 15 May 2026
In 1968, an overzealous pup nipped a postman delivering mail to Balmoral Castle.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026
Two postmen came every day; the one from the South generally came earlier.
—Colm Tóibín, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for postman
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“Postman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postman. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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postman
noun
post·man
ˈpōs(t)-mən 
-ˌman
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