postman
1 Americannoun
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postmen
plural
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a postal employee who carries and delivers mail; mail carrier.
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Archaic. a courier.
noun
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postmen
plural
noun
Gender
See -man.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of postman1
First recorded in 1520–30; post 3 + -man
Origin of postman2
Example Sentences
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"We all think this Christmas will be the worst ever, for us and our customers," said one postman in the East Midlands.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Mr. Bonds is as friendly as a whistling postman and, more than that, a baseball genius, according to testimonies from such worthies as Don Mattingly and Dusty Baker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Before fully dedicating himself to music, Lake worked as a postman and did manual labor jobs in the fish processing industry in the U.K.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 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
Tom K. handed it to me, shooting me a look that said he didn’t appreciate being our postman.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
Two current postmen agreed to speak in depth and share pictures of what is going on in their depots.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 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
Recently I asked the postman for special- issue stamps; I’ve waited since childhood for postmen to give me some of their own accord.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
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