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postman

[pohst-muhn] / ˈpoʊst mən /


NOUN
mail carrier
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Findlay was working an investigative journalist for the Sun newspaper when William Burns knocked on his door disguised as a postman and threw corrosive liquid at his face.

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The virus then acts like a microscopic postman – delivering the new piece of DNA inside brain cells, where it becomes active.

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Former postman Jonathan Roberts told the jury he heard the explosion as he drove past Mr Davies' house.

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Andrew Wrench has been described as "a postman with a penchant for fast cars".

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Earlier that day, Methven, who worked as a postman, had complained to his girlfriend that her waitress shifts made him "lonely".

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