as in postmaster
a person who delivers mail
the postman comes at around nine every morning
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Recent Examples of postman
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.
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Jeff Pearlman, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
Boy Scouts marched, as did fraternities, high-school classes, postmen, and newspaper columnists.
—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
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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Jeff Pearlman, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
Boy Scouts marched, as did fraternities, high-school classes, postmen, and newspaper columnists.
—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
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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It was built in 1830 by William Love, who, as the municipality’s first postmaster, had the privilege of bestowing a name on the town.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026
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DeMotte was later elected to Congress, then appointed Valparaiso’s postmaster by President Abraham Lincoln.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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The sound of her paws on the floor, the weight of her on your lap, the pure joy of her silly expressions, the sound of her bark when the mailman breaches the front porch, the softness of her wooly head, and yes, even the ever-present doggy breath.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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Just as Xavier realizes Gary is not to be trusted, the mailman sets off the bomb.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
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Images of your friendly neighborhood mail carrier trundling along the roadside in a boxy white mailtruck or walking up to the door in striped federal blue are as American as apple pie, but in this 250th birthday year for the nation, not everyone gets to partake in this American experience.—
Shelley Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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After college, the native New Yorker worked as a mail carrier, and briefly a Hollywood development man.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Postman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postman. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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