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postman

noun

ˈpōs(t)-mən

Definition of postman

as in postmaster

a person who delivers mail the postman comes at around nine every morning

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Recent Examples of postman When layabout postman Jesper gets assigned to the frozen town of Smeerensburg with an ultimatum to process 6,000 letters, a reclusive toymaker might be his only hope. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 15 May 2026 In 1968, an overzealous pup nipped a postman delivering mail to Balmoral Castle. — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026 Two postmen came every day; the one from the South generally came earlier. — Colm Tóibín, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for postman

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Watkins will play Elaine, who carries the spirit of Promise as the town’s head librarian, postmaster, sheriff, veterinarian, chaplain, and aunt to Asher (Eikenberry).

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 9 June 2026
It was seized by the post office (as Rosset had expected) and duly declared obscene by the postmaster of the city of New York, a man named Robert Christenberry.

— Louis Menand, New Yorker, 1 June 2026

Definition of postmaster

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After the mailman threw a rock at Sugar, the bird followed him to his truck.

— Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
There are genuine laughs sprinkled in but too many elements land with a thud — including an excessive amount of comedic gore that grows tiresome and a mailman/narrator gag that just isn’t funny.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

Definition of mailman

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Pasadena residents are upset after a bloodied peacock was found in their neighborhood last week after what appeared to be a violent encounter with a mail carrier.

— Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Susan Nykaza remembers her first day on the job as a mail carrier in Blue Island.

— Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of mail carrier

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