as in postman
a person who delivers mail
the mailman usually leaves packages outside the mailbox
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Recent Examples of mailman
The mail was delivered, but the mailman didn’t take the food.
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Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 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
Who strews the gifts, who distributes Them, who carries them, what mailman.
—Patricia Lockwood, The New York Review of Books, 5 Mar. 2026
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Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 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
Who strews the gifts, who distributes Them, who carries them, what mailman.
—Patricia Lockwood, The New York Review of Books, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mailman
Noun
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The postman will stop you for a chat, and people will remember your kids’ names.—
Alli Forde,
Travel + Leisure,
8 June 2026
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Halfway through Diva, Jean-Jacques Beineix’s 1981 thriller about a young postman caught in a gangster plot after secretly recording a beautiful Black American opera soprano, the singer has a tough conversation with her agent.—
Matthew Ritchie,
Pitchfork,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Watkins will play Elaine, who carries the spirit of Promise as the town’s head librarian, postmaster, sheriff, veterinarian, chaplain, and aunt to Asher (Eikenberry).—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
9 June 2026
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It was seized by the post office (as Rosset had expected) and duly declared obscene by the postmaster of the city of New York, a man named Robert Christenberry.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
Noun
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In 2025, more than 5,200 dog attacks on postal service employees were recorded, a notable decrease from 2024, when 6,000 mail carriers were attacked, per the May 28 report released ahead of National Dog Bite Awareness Week, which runs through June 30.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
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Orbegoso said the hospice nurse went to work on papers in her car a block over after leaving the house, when their mail carrier approached her.—
Marissa Sulek,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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“Mailman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mailman. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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