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a person who delivers mail
the postman comes at around nine every morning
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Recent Examples of postman
Marble Falls postman Kendall Myers spent much of Monday sitting in a hotel room, refreshing the Federal Emergency Management Agency website on his phone.
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Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 14 July 2025
These trees are all clones from the original Hass tree developed by Rudolph Hass, a postman in Los Angeles.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
That’s best demonstrated by a novel gameplay mechanic in the form of a camera that Indy acquires from a dissident postman called Ernesto.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
This 54-minute stop-motion special, narrated by a postman (voiced by Fred Astaire), unpacks Santa's origin story — from his iconic beard to his gift-giving traditions and more.
—James Mercadante, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 14 July 2025
These trees are all clones from the original Hass tree developed by Rudolph Hass, a postman in Los Angeles.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
That’s best demonstrated by a novel gameplay mechanic in the form of a camera that Indy acquires from a dissident postman called Ernesto.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
This 54-minute stop-motion special, narrated by a postman (voiced by Fred Astaire), unpacks Santa's origin story — from his iconic beard to his gift-giving traditions and more.
—James Mercadante, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for postman
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The department uses a Rural Mail Carrier Survey to track Ohio’s rabbit population, which involves distributing survey cards to all postmasters across the state, who then give the cards to the carriers delivering mail on rural routes.—
Emma Wozniak,
The Enquirer,
31 July 2025
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McClatchy News reached out to her attorney May 27 and was awaiting a response. LeBlanc, 48, a longtime postal service employee, worked as Seekonk Post Office’s postmaster from late 2023 to the beginning of 2025, prosecutors said.—
Sara Schilling,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2025
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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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Some dogs chase mailmen...Doug, however, chases stardom.—
Kendall Malinchock,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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This first installment focuses on raccoon mail carrier Wally and his sweet rabbit pal, Bo.—
Caroline Carlson
September 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
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Here is a look at how mail carriers will be impacted by Labor Day this year.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Postman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postman. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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