postman

noun

post·​man ˈpōs(t)-mən How to pronounce postman (audio)
-ˌman

Examples of postman in a Sentence

the postman comes at around nine every morning
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Boy Scouts marched, as did fraternities, high-school classes, postmen, and newspaper columnists. Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2025 The gritty period riff follows a postman (Liu Haroan) who hides Chinese soldiers and civilians while working as a photo developer during the Japanese occupation. Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 3 Aug. 2025 The film is set around the events of the Nanjing Massacre in 1937, where a postman named A Chang pretends to be a photo developer in a photo studio, developing photos for the Japanese army. Sara Merican, Deadline, 28 July 2025 Marble Falls postman Kendall Myers spent much of Monday sitting in a hotel room, refreshing the Federal Emergency Management Agency website on his phone. Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 14 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for postman

Word History

First Known Use

1529, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of postman was in 1529

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“Postman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postman. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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postman

noun
post·​man ˈpōs(t)-mən How to pronounce postman (audio)
-ˌman
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