mailman

[ meyl-man ]

/ ˈmeɪlˌmæn /

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noun, plural mail·men.

a person employed by the post office to deliver mail; mail carrier.

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Origin of mailman

First recorded in 1860–65; mail¹ + man

Words nearby mailman

mailing tube, Maillard reaction, Maillart, Maillol, maillot, mailman, mail merging, mail order, mail-order bride, mail-order house, mail-out

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How to use mailman in a sentence

Going back to the mailman analogy, a single protein can have multiple “mail routes,” depending on the status of a cell.
Moonshot Project Aims to Understand and Beat Cancer Using Protein Maps|Shelly Fan|October 5, 2021|Singularity Hub
If a cell is a neighborhood, these proteins are mailmen, shuttling messages back and forth.
Moonshot Project Aims to Understand and Beat Cancer Using Protein Maps|Shelly Fan|October 5, 2021|Singularity Hub
He has been our mailman for years, but his workday and mine overlapped and I rarely saw him.
The Pandemic Has Been Tough for Extroverts. Here's How I Managed to Make Friends Anyway|Belinda Luscombe|April 20, 2021|Time
As one veteran of the Swiss banking giant tells Fortune, “If you had worked for UBS in those days, the mailman would grumble at you.”
From bailout debacle to global dominance: Inside the turnaround at UBS|Bernhard Warner|September 21, 2020|Fortune

My mailman, David, is the sunny-faced sort who brightens my block each afternoon, no matter the weather, with a glowing smile.
Was the Unabomber a Eugene O’Neill Fan?|Robert M. Dowling|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“He was my personal mailman,” says Mychal McNicholas of Rockaway.
Rockaway Mailman Rick Gold Killed in Storm and Mourned on His Route|Michael Daly|November 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He was a letter carrier unlike any other, or perhaps exactly like the iconic mailman of another era.
Rockaway Mailman Rick Gold Killed in Storm and Mourned on His Route|Michael Daly|November 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The red mailman may be in the spring of his political life, but he already knows how to deliver the message of discontent.
Protest Fashions from Paris|Eric Pape|May 3, 2009|DAILY BEAST
About 1910, however, a mailman was provided by the post office, though he still worked under the charge of the Chief Librarian.
Report of the Chief Librarian|J. O. Wilson and General Assembly Library (New Zealand)
I am very glad I wish Edward was here, but the mailman may bring me a letter from him this morning.
Tom Gerrard|Louis Becke
I knew that in all probability we should have no visitors for ten or eleven days until the mailman came.
Missing Friends|Thorvald Weitemeyer
“Here the mailman comes at last,” she sighed in relief, as she saw the man turn in at the house next door.
Doris Force at Locked Gates|Julia K. Duncan
"'Tis Her Majesty's mail, b'y," Billy could hear the mailman say.
The Adventures of Billy Topsail|Norman Duncan

British Dictionary definitions for mailman

mailman

/ (ˈmeɪlˌmæn) /

noun plural -men mainly US and Canadian

another name for postman

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