: a person who delivers mail
called also letter carrier, mail carrier, postman
Synonyms of mailman
Examples of mailman in a Sentence
the mailman usually leaves packages outside the mailbox
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The mail was delivered, but the mailman didn’t take the food.
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Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
Chicago, the city where John Prine began his career as a singing mailman in the early Seventies and where he was eventually discovered by Kris Kristofferson, will play host to a major tribute concert to the late singer-songwriter just days before what would have been Prine’s 80th birthday.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2026
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
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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Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
Chicago, the city where John Prine began his career as a singing mailman in the early Seventies and where he was eventually discovered by Kris Kristofferson, will play host to a major tribute concert to the late singer-songwriter just days before what would have been Prine’s 80th birthday.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2026
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
Just as Xavier realizes Gary is not to be trusted, the mailman sets off the bomb.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for mailman
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“Mailman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mailman. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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mailman
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