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mailman

[meyl-man] / ˈmeɪlˌmæn /


NOUN
mail carrier
Synonyms


Example Sentences

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That Friday morning Mr. George Keating, the mailman, had another parcel for school, a big one.

From Literature

All my countless calls to Social Security, with one question they could never answer, were resolved by the mailman today.

From MarketWatch

The mailman looked up toward the ceiling and I could see his lips moving as if he were counting.

From Literature

It’s all he ever wanted to do, since he was around 12 years old and accompanied his father, a mailman and part-time shrimper, as he spent weekends trawling the marshy waters off Louisiana.

From Los Angeles Times

Sounds cutesy, but it’s the movie I recommended most — to everyone from my mailman to my mother.

From Los Angeles Times