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postman

[pohst-muhn] / ˈpoʊst mən /


NOUN
mail carrier
Synonyms


Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

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 was a bus driver, I was a postman, I worked in retail.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2025

One was about a boy called Max who worked as a postman on the moon and was sent on an adventure.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2025

“Muchacho, the word route means only the road a postman travels. Do you know what the word box means?”

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty