as in postmaster
a person who delivers mail
the postman comes at around nine every morning
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Recent Examples of postman
In 1968, an overzealous pup nipped a postman delivering mail to Balmoral Castle.
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Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026
Two postmen came every day; the one from the South generally came earlier.
—Colm Tóibín, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
And there was a very particular shot with the postman, who's bringing the telegram, and that was very specifically Brasilia.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
And when your town is so small that everyone knows everyone else – Mjällby’s head coach is a school principal and its scout is a postman – your weaknesses can become your biggest strengths.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
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Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026
Two postmen came every day; the one from the South generally came earlier.
—Colm Tóibín, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
And there was a very particular shot with the postman, who's bringing the telegram, and that was very specifically Brasilia.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
And when your town is so small that everyone knows everyone else – Mjällby’s head coach is a school principal and its scout is a postman – your weaknesses can become your biggest strengths.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for postman
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
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Other players included a mailman, machinist, dishwasher and an accounting student from Haiti who never became an American.—
Chuck Murr,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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But perhaps South Africa's squad should be pleased to have picked up a couple of red cards, as the mailman won't be bringing any for their birthdays during this summer's tournament.—
Duncan Alexander,
New York Times,
12 June 2026
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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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“Postman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postman. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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