as in postman
a person who delivers mail
the mailman usually leaves packages outside the mailbox
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Recent Examples of mailman
Residents in Demarest said DiTore is more than just a mailman.
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Steve Hartman, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office said the mailman and the sedan passenger were taken to area hospitals in serious condition.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 23 Jan. 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
Unsatisfied with the mailman walking away without delivering a treat, a dog took matters into her own paws—and a doorbell camera captured his surprising door-busting reaction, which left the internet in stitches.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2025
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Steve Hartman, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office said the mailman and the sedan passenger were taken to area hospitals in serious condition.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 23 Jan. 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
Unsatisfied with the mailman walking away without delivering a treat, a dog took matters into her own paws—and a doorbell camera captured his surprising door-busting reaction, which left the internet in stitches.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Nov. 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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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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Avery was the postmaster of the Pacoima Post Office from 1961 until her retirement in 1984.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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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After college, the native New Yorker worked as a mail carrier, and briefly a Hollywood development man.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Mailman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mailman. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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