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postman

[pohst-muhn] / ˈpoʊst mən /


NOUN
mail carrier
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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

Paul, 67, a retired postman from Lowestoft, Suffolk, said that in 2008 his father received a flyer explaining how to protect his assets by entrusting his home over to Long and UWP.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

Royal Mail said residents can use another nearby postbox or hand stamped letters to their postman or woman.

From BBC Jan. 31, 2026

With deliveries from the postman now a daily occurrence, Clare has spared a thought for her postman, but said he has been wonderful and so patient.

From BBC Dec. 12, 2025

Suddenly the world had an electronic postman who delivered the mail anywhere quickly and cheaply, despite rain, sleet, or snow.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

“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

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

They’re policemen and grocers and postmen and doctors and nurses.

From New York Times Feb. 15, 2022

"I often meet the postladies or postmen, sometimes they are the only people I see, even on an inhabited island."

From BBC May 6, 2019

By leaving the same prisoners stationed at the latrine, the one place we all had to go throughout the day, they gave us secret postmen.

From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz




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