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单词 postmen
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postman

noun

post·​man ˈpōs(t)-mən How to pronounce postman (audio)
-ˌman
: mailman

Synonyms

  • letter carrier
  • mail carrier
  • mailman
  • postie [British]
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Example Sentences

the postman comes at around nine every morning
Recent Examples on the Web In 1968, an overzealous pup nipped a postman delivering mail to Balmoral Castle. Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2022 The Rural Route Collection is an extensive body of photographs by local Harrison County, Kentucky postman, and photographer Mark Bradford. Pat Mcdonogh, The Courier-Journal, 12 May 2022 His father held a series of jobs, including as a postman. New York Times, 4 Feb. 2022 Among them is a Robert Pidgeon who worked in the General Post Office, and might well have been the father of our postman in the 1970s. Anne Enright, The New York Review of Books, 5 Jan. 2022 To that end, the young man gets a job as the postman to Pablo Neruda when the legendary writer, poet and diplomat moves there after being exiled from Chile. Jamie Lang, Variety, 9 Nov. 2021 An arriving officer located the postman, who immediately said something about emptying a bottle of water. John Benson, cleveland, 6 Oct. 2021 Once a postman and now a flying wing-back, Thomas Meunier was sold for 200,000 euros to Club Brugge in 2011. Samindra Kunti, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2021 The postman demanded a handsome tip from my father, considering the delivery of this letter such an auspicious occasion. Cressida Leysho, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1529, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

postman

noun

post·​man ˈpōst-mən How to pronounce postman (audio)
plural postmen
-mən
: letter carrier

postmen

noun

plural of postman
as in mailmen
a person who delivers mail the postman comes at around nine every morning

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • mailmen
  • postmasters
  • posties
  • messengers
  • mail carriers
  • letter carriers
  • couriers
  • postmistresses
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