postman
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- noun
- /ˈpoʊstˌmæn/
- UK
:
cartero
- The postman gets out of his truck and crosses to the door of the house.
Where my mum and dad like the, you know, they both worked, but my dad's a postman, my mum works in a supermarket.
- Where my mum and dad like the, you know, they both worked, but my dad's a postman, my mum works in a supermarket.
- You're desk dressed as a half Arab, half postman.
- You wouldn't couldn't like go write the actor in the movie and go the guy who played the postman sucked.
- So if we rewind all the way to the beginning and like before, instead of talking to me, you want to talk to Pat the postman.
- Oh, new headphones and the postman is just like that ex-girlfriend, man in the arms just walking back to Tori Amos's house somewhere.
Examples
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The postman rang the bell and handed the package to the surprised resident.
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People would address letters to the pink house on the hill, and the postman would know exactly where to bring them.
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Then later in the day, the postman delivered a letter from Heikki.
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One year, shortly after Thanksgiving, the postman brought a large box mailed from Massachusetts.
Fiction book (1996) -
A day later, the postman brought a note on parchment notepaper with an elaborately engraved heading.
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Every morning, the postman walks through the neighborhood, delivering letters to each house.
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When it rains, the postman uses a waterproof bag to keep the mail dry.
Synonyms
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A person who delivers letters and packages to people's homes and businesses
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A person who delivers letters and packages to homes and businesses
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A person who delivers mail and packages to homes and shops
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A woman who delivers letters and packages to homes and businesses
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A person who delivers letters and parcels to homes and shops
A woman who delivers letters and packages to homes and shops
A boy who rode a horse to deliver mail in the past
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Etymology
Postman is made of two simple parts: post meaning 'mail' and man meaning 'person'. Long ago, post was the name for the service that moved letters between places, so a postman is the person who brings the mail to your door.