as in postman
a person who delivers mail
the mailman usually leaves packages outside the mailbox
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Recent Examples of mailman
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.
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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
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
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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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mailman
Noun
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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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That’s best demonstrated by a novel gameplay mechanic in the form of a camera that Indy acquires from a dissident postman called Ernesto.—
Lewis Gordon,
Vulture,
18 Dec. 2024
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In 1835, an anti-abolition mob raided the Charleston, South Carolina, post office and, with the help of the city postmaster, burned bundles of abolitionist newspapers.—
Sarah Prager,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Mar. 2025
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The first postage stamps Until 1847, people would take correspondence to the post office, where the postmaster would mark the postage in the upper right corner.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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Mary Fields was the first African American woman to become a U.S. mail carrier.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2024
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After leaving the Air Force Proctor worked various jobs until accepting a position at the United States Postal Service as a mail carrier until his retirement in 2019.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Mailman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mailman. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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