as in postman
a person who delivers mail
the mailman usually leaves packages outside the mailbox
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Recent Examples of mailman
The mailman dropped the CC cream off at her house two days later.
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Taylor Rock, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
Poetic Justice starred Jackson as Justice, a poet mourning the loss of her boyfriend, who’s charmed by an aspiring rapper and mailman, Lucky (Shakur).
—Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
The 58-year-old mailman has been identified as Steven Marks, the sheriff’s office said.
—Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2025
Yes, Molly Solverson, the first season’s hero, was a polite female cop from a small Minnesota town, who in some episodes was, like Marge Gunderson in the movie, visibly pregnant and married to a mailman.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
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Taylor Rock, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
Poetic Justice starred Jackson as Justice, a poet mourning the loss of her boyfriend, who’s charmed by an aspiring rapper and mailman, Lucky (Shakur).
—Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
The 58-year-old mailman has been identified as Steven Marks, the sheriff’s office said.
—Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2025
Yes, Molly Solverson, the first season’s hero, was a polite female cop from a small Minnesota town, who in some episodes was, like Marge Gunderson in the movie, visibly pregnant and married to a mailman.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mailman
Noun
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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
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In the aftermath of his breakout performance as Bishop in the film Juice, a young Tupac Shakur was plucked by director John Singleton to star as a postman named Lucky in Poetic Justice.—
Jeff Pearlman,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The remailing program began in 1946, when the local postmaster and a businessman came up with Loveland’s stamp-collecting oddity.—
Mindy Sink,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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The name seemed to change spelling in 1931 to honor the original postmaster, Dennis Wheatley, from the 1870 founding.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The office has recently cut a few delivery routes, leading to each mail carrier having to make more stops on their route, said Rob Kosier, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 2.—
Eva Wen,
jsonline.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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The city's website says homeowners need to keep fire hydrants clear of snow and ensure mailboxes are accessible to mail carriers.—
Chris Mueller,
Sioux Falls Argus Leader,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Mailman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mailman. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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