as in postman
a person who delivers mail
the mailman usually leaves packages outside the mailbox
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Recent Examples of mailman
Later, there will be a mysterious mailman (Cameron Britton) and a slew of children in need.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 23 Feb. 2026
Residents in Demarest said DiTore is more than just a mailman.
—Steve Hartman, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
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
The doorbell camera captured the mailman asking her to sit and attempting to give her a treat, except the screen door was locked.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2025
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 23 Feb. 2026
Residents in Demarest said DiTore is more than just a mailman.
—Steve Hartman, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
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
The doorbell camera captured the mailman asking her to sit and attempting to give her a treat, except the screen door was locked.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mailman
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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It was built in 1830 by William Love, who, as the municipality’s first postmaster, had the privilege of bestowing a name on the town.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026
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DeMotte was later elected to Congress, then appointed Valparaiso’s postmaster by President Abraham Lincoln.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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The Government Accountability Office determined in 2011 that using mail carriers to do the work of census takers wouldn't be cost-effective since they're paid significantly more than the temporary census workers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Images of your friendly neighborhood mail carrier trundling along the roadside in a boxy white mailtruck or walking up to the door in striped federal blue are as American as apple pie, but in this 250th birthday year for the nation, not everyone gets to partake in this American experience.—
Shelley Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Mailman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mailman. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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