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postman

[pohst-muhn] / ˈpoʊst mən /


NOUN
mail carrier
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Mr. Bonds is as friendly as a whistling postman and, more than that, a baseball genius, according to testimonies from such worthies as Don Mattingly and Dusty Baker.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Before fully dedicating himself to music, Lake worked as a postman and did manual labor jobs in the fish processing industry in the U.K.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

The trial heard the former postman, from Axminster in Devon, had gone to a pub and comedy club with his then-partner Evelyn Ballentyne on the night Atticus was fatally injured.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

The 32-year-old nail technician said they had been planning their wedding since September, after postman Matt, 36, proposed in 2022.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

“The postman noticed,” he said through gritted teeth.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

“I ask the postmen in Spain to work to the maximum, morning, afternoon and night,” Feijóo said during a campaign rally in Murcia on Wednesday.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 18, 2023

Mr Cleaver says the huts often provided postmen and women with an additional source of income.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2023

Other professional groups, from barristers to postmen, also plan to hit the barricades in coming weeks to demand more pay read more .

From Reuters ● Jun. 22, 2022

I don’t know that postmen today can work until they’re 55 and then retire.

From New York Times ● Mar. 12, 2020

The boys worked as neighborhood postmen, delivering draft notices and monthly ration cards.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti


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