as in postmaster
a person who delivers mail
the postman comes at around nine every morning
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Recent Examples of postman
Boy Scouts marched, as did fraternities, high-school classes, postmen, and newspaper columnists.
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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
The film is set around the events of the Nanjing Massacre in 1937, where a postman named A Chang pretends to be a photo developer in a photo studio, developing photos for the Japanese army.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 28 July 2025
Marble Falls postman Kendall Myers spent much of Monday sitting in a hotel room, refreshing the Federal Emergency Management Agency website on his phone.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 14 July 2025
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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
The film is set around the events of the Nanjing Massacre in 1937, where a postman named A Chang pretends to be a photo developer in a photo studio, developing photos for the Japanese army.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 28 July 2025
Marble Falls postman Kendall Myers spent much of Monday sitting in a hotel room, refreshing the Federal Emergency Management Agency website on his phone.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for postman
Noun
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Originally from Ohio, Frank came to what is now Fort Lauderdale in 1893 and founded a thriving trading business with the Seminoles and eventually worked as the area’s postmaster.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
10 Oct. 2025
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In 1926, the court held that since postmasters were presidential-appointees exercising executive power, they could also be fired by the president.—
Tom Campbell,
Oc Register,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The little dog leapt off the front steps and ran after the mailman into the front yard—a stark contrast to a common reaction dogs have to mail carriers.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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The mailman dropped the CC cream off at her house two days later.—
Taylor Rock,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Oct. 2025
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The little dog leapt off the front steps and ran after the mailman into the front yard—a stark contrast to a common reaction dogs have to mail carriers.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Price increases are to help offset the increase in operational costs that mail carriers face during this busy time of year.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Postman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postman. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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