Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A man who carries and delivers mail.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A man who delivers the mail. A male
mail carrier .
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- noun US someone (implied male) who
delivers mail to, and/orcollects mail from,residential orcommercial addresses , or frompublic mailboxes
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a man who delivers the mail
Etymologies
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Examples
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For instance, we can hear Copland-esque rhythmic jauntiness in mailman Mario's funny exchanges with Neruda and out-takes of Britten's Peter Grimes to indicate foreboding, and even hints of Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms in some choral passages.
Donna Perlmutter: Postino and Figaro: Underclass Heroes Who Usher in L.A. Opera's 25th Season Donna Perlmutter 2010
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For instance, we can hear Copland-esque rhythmic jauntiness in mailman Mario's funny exchanges with Neruda and out-takes of Britten's Peter Grimes to indicate foreboding, and even hints of Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms in some choral passages.
Donna Perlmutter: Postino and Figaro: Underclass Heroes Who Usher in L.A. Opera's 25th Season Donna Perlmutter 2010
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Or are you one of them little yappy dogs who sounds all tough as long as the mailman is on the other side of the fence?
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The nation's top mailman is turning in his bag, retiring after a lifetime of service with the U.S. Postal Service.
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For instance, we can hear Copland-esque rhythmic jauntiness in mailman Mario's funny exchanges with Neruda and out-takes of Britten's Peter Grimes to indicate foreboding, and even hints of Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms in some choral passages.
Donna Perlmutter: Postino and Figaro: Underclass Heroes Who Usher in L.A. Opera's 25th Season Donna Perlmutter 2010
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Or are you one of them little yappy dogs who sounds all tough as long as the mailman is on the other side of the fence?
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The mailman is supposed to deliver mail to the door of each apartment.
receiving snail mail 2007
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(I guess my mailman is reading even faster than before.)
June 2006 2006
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(I guess my mailman is reading even faster than before.)
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The mailman is here with letters from your friend in another town.
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