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postman

[pohst-muhn] / ˈpoʊst mən /


NOUN
mail carrier
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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

Paul, a former postman, played at Queen's Park alongside Scotland internationals Andy Robertson and Lawrence Shankland.

From BBC Jun. 11, 2026

"Nobody had noticed she was here. She had managed to keep herself completely incognito," said Murdo, a postman in the Scottish Borders.

From BBC May 1, 2026

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

From BBC Jan. 31, 2026

In late July he meets the postman Joseph Roulin.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

They stayed there for 32 years but when the company went into liquidation they changed careers together, retraining as postmen, a job they did for more than 17 years, working adjacent areas.

From BBC Jun. 24, 2026

“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

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

From New York Times Mar. 12, 2020

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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