as in postmaster
a person who delivers mail
the postman comes at around nine every morning
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Recent Examples of postman
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.
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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
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
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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
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
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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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After taking classes at both Kent State University and West Virginia University, Harvey dropped out of college and worked a string of odd jobs— mailman, insurance salesman, and auto-plant worker—searching for his footing.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Sep. 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
Noun
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The birds – which can grow up to 4 feet tall and weigh up to 25 pounds – have been known to chase mail carriers and children, damage cars and cause traffic jams.—
Jolene Almendarez,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
19 Sep. 2025
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The ordinance initially made an exception for commercial mail carriers, like FedEx, UPS and the U.S. Postal Service.—
Justin Wingerter,
Denver Post,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Postman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postman. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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