as in postman
a person who delivers mail
the mailman usually leaves packages outside the mailbox
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Krumholtz had not come from wealth; his father was a mailman.
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2024
The postal service reported that mailmen were bit 32 times in Kansas City in 2023.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2024
Rubenstein grew up in Baltimore the son of a mailman and a homemaker.
—Jeff Barker, Baltimore Sun, 23 Mar. 2024
The ever-ebullient Geno Carr entertains in the roles of Father, a mailman and photographer.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2024
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2024
The postal service reported that mailmen were bit 32 times in Kansas City in 2023.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2024
Rubenstein grew up in Baltimore the son of a mailman and a homemaker.
—Jeff Barker, Baltimore Sun, 23 Mar. 2024
The ever-ebullient Geno Carr entertains in the roles of Father, a mailman and photographer.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2024
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“Mailman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mailman. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.
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