as in postman
a person who delivers mail
the mailman usually leaves packages outside the mailbox
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Recent Examples of mailman
But Lex said her mailman has spent the last two years building a relationship with her dog.
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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
Poetic Justice starred Jackson as Justice, a poet mourning the loss of her boyfriend, who’s charmed by an aspiring rapper and mailman, Lucky (Shakur).
—Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
The 58-year-old mailman has been identified as Steven Marks, the sheriff’s office said.
—Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2025
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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
Poetic Justice starred Jackson as Justice, a poet mourning the loss of her boyfriend, who’s charmed by an aspiring rapper and mailman, Lucky (Shakur).
—Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
The 58-year-old mailman has been identified as Steven Marks, the sheriff’s office said.
—Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mailman
Noun
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And there was a very particular shot with the postman, who's bringing the telegram, and that was very specifically Brasilia.—
Megan Spurrell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
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And when your town is so small that everyone knows everyone else – Mjällby’s head coach is a school principal and its scout is a postman – your weaknesses can become your biggest strengths.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The remailing program began in 1946, when the local postmaster and a businessman came up with Loveland’s stamp-collecting oddity.—
Mindy Sink,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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The name seemed to change spelling in 1931 to honor the original postmaster, Dennis Wheatley, from the 1870 founding.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 Dec. 2025
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The trio then drove to San Francisco to find a mail carrier to rob, prosecutors said.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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In the inside part of the apartment building’s mailbox — accessible only to building management and mail carriers — law enforcement found notes indicating that mail should be delivered to Cynthia’s apartment for several of the pseudonyms used in the scheme, authorities said.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Mailman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mailman. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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