as in postman
a person who delivers mail
the mailman usually leaves packages outside the mailbox
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Recent Examples of mailman
Barry Gibbs was a familiar figure around the Manhattan enclave of Sutton Place, a mailman who delivered packages among the dignified apartment buildings staffed by uniformed doormen.
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Lizz Schumer, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024
Cooper, a former mailman before turning his sights to music, sings about the memories and life moments that the numbers on a mailbox signify to someone who calls an address home.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 17 Mar. 2025
Trans suspect in mailman's stabbing murder escorted out of NYPD precinct
Jaia Cruz, also known as Alvin, allegedly stabbed an on-duty US Postal Service mail carrier Thursday during a dispute while the two were waiting in line at a Manhattan deli.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 23 Jan. 2025
Mailman Saves Toddler from Walking into Oncoming Traffic: 'Right Place at the Right Time'
Similar to Vaughan, many other TikTok users have reflected the impact mailmen and women have had in their lives in the comments.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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Lizz Schumer, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024
Cooper, a former mailman before turning his sights to music, sings about the memories and life moments that the numbers on a mailbox signify to someone who calls an address home.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 17 Mar. 2025
Trans suspect in mailman's stabbing murder escorted out of NYPD precinct
Jaia Cruz, also known as Alvin, allegedly stabbed an on-duty US Postal Service mail carrier Thursday during a dispute while the two were waiting in line at a Manhattan deli.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 23 Jan. 2025
Mailman Saves Toddler from Walking into Oncoming Traffic: 'Right Place at the Right Time'
Similar to Vaughan, many other TikTok users have reflected the impact mailmen and women have had in their lives in the comments.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mailman
Noun
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The easiest life to imagine was the life of the postman.—
Patricia Lockwood,
New Yorker,
18 May 2025
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These trees are all clones from the original Hass tree developed by Rudolph Hass, a postman in Los Angeles.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
3 Mar. 2025
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McClatchy News reached out to her attorney May 27 and was awaiting a response. LeBlanc, 48, a longtime postal service employee, worked as Seekonk Post Office’s postmaster from late 2023 to the beginning of 2025, prosecutors said.—
Sara Schilling,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2025
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Reynolds retired as postmaster of the Yosemite post office in 2023 after a 44-year USPS career in and near the national park.—
Hailey Branson-Potts,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
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This design offers a bird's-eye view of a bustling town, using sequential artwork to tell the story of a mail carrier's journey through four seasons.—
Kristen Waggoner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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Notably, Houston mail carrier Heman Marion Sweatt was the successful plaintiff in the 1950 US Supreme Court case Sweatt v. Painter, the precursor to Brown v. Board of Education.—
Sarah Prager,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Mailman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mailman. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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