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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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 surviving kids begin to suspect something is up, but their attempts to appeal to this world’s sad excuses for adult supervision — a jolly mailman, a blank-faced nurse, and a talking train — just lead to more murders.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
23 Jan. 2026
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Just before noon, Dallas Fire-Rescue crews were called to the 1200 block of Whispering Trail, where a mailman had called 911 to report a house fire.—
S.E. Jenkins,
CBS News,
23 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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“Postman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postman. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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