as in postman
a person who delivers mail the mailman usually leaves packages outside the mailbox

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Recent Examples of mailman After leaving school, Ahlberg worked a variety of jobs, including as a mailman and a gravedigger. Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 31 July 2025 This sparked a scuffle wher the mailman grabbed Jlil and wrestled him to the ground. Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 30 July 2025 What government services will operate on Juneteenth? Don’t expect to see your mailman delivering on Juneteenth. Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2025 She has been inundated with support from people around the world who can't get enough of the corgi and the mailman's friendship. Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mailman
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Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Deputy postmasters to be paid a commission of 20% and 10% on sums over $1000.
    Stephen Kochersperger, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2025
  • The department uses a Rural Mail Carrier Survey to track Ohio’s rabbit population, which involves distributing survey cards to all postmasters across the state, who then give the cards to the carriers delivering mail on rural routes.
    Emma Wozniak, The Enquirer, 31 July 2025
Noun
  • This first installment focuses on raccoon mail carrier Wally and his sweet rabbit pal, Bo.
    Caroline Carlson September 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Here is a look at how mail carriers will be impacted by Labor Day this year.
    Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025

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“Mailman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mailman. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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