as in postmaster
a person who delivers mail
the postman comes at around nine every morning
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Recent Examples of postman
James Blackledge, a 33-year-old postman in Bristol, England, has made sacrifices too.
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Rob Picheta, CNN, 24 Mar. 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 so nice!), and Shep, in turn, runs and scares the annoying postman (Shep!
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 2 Feb. 2025
Cruz was indicted Thursday for second-degree murder in the 2:30 p.m. stabbing of the 36-year-old postman at Joe’s Grocery, on Lenox Rd.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2025
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Rob Picheta, CNN, 24 Mar. 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 so nice!), and Shep, in turn, runs and scares the annoying postman (Shep!
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 2 Feb. 2025
Cruz was indicted Thursday for second-degree murder in the 2:30 p.m. stabbing of the 36-year-old postman at Joe’s Grocery, on Lenox Rd.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for postman
Noun
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His father was a mostly unsuccessful lawyer, a downbeat man who also worked as a shopkeeper, postmaster and judge.—
Dwight Garner,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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Her grandfather was postmaster in Lake Nebagamon, Wis., in the 1930s.—
Hailey Branson-Potts,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
Noun
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Thankfully, the mailman came shortly after and noticed the dog outside alone.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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What government services will operate on Juneteenth? Don’t expect to see your mailman delivering on Juneteenth.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Franklin’s revolutionary mail carriers faced capture by British soldiers.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
23 July 2025
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In Los Angeles, the number of dog bites on mail carriers jumped from 65 to 77.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
9 July 2025
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“Postman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postman. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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