mailman
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of mailman
Example Sentences
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All my countless calls to Social Security, with one question they could never answer, were resolved by the mailman today.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026
It’s all he ever wanted to do, since he was around 12 years old and accompanied his father, a mailman and part-time shrimper, as he spent weekends trawling the marshy waters off Louisiana.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2026
Postal Service and on Wednesday a truck appeared with a mailman who set about making room for more than 400 games.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025
Every day she would greet the mailman with a “Hi! How’s it going!” so loud that I could hear it across the street in my home office.
From Salon • Dec. 6, 2024
My letters might be getting stuck somewhere the mailman can’t reach them.
From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy
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