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postman

[pohst-muhn] / ˈpoʊst mən /


NOUN
mail carrier
Synonyms


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During the trial Bartlett, formerly a postman, insisted he had not harmed his son.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

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

From BBC Jan. 31, 2026

A postman is said to have found the man's body in Grange Road before the vehicle was later discovered in Eastcourt Lane.

From BBC Dec. 30, 2025

The postman Joseph Roulin and his wife, Augustine, became Van Gogh’s principal friends during his stay in Arles.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 25, 2025

I wrote a letter to my mother, giving it to the postman the first day we had mail again.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

“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

Two postmen rightly deducted that it was meant for Shane, who regularly had similar boxes delivered.

From BBC Jan. 6, 2022

Before long the invitations began pouring out, and the Hobbiton post-office was blocked, and the Bywater post-office was snowed under, and voluntary assistant postmen were called for.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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