postman
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Royal Mail said residents can use another nearby postbox or hand stamped letters to their postman or woman.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026
Ralph Belmonte, a resident of Grange Road for 47 years, said a postman discovered the body on the road after having mistaken it for a dummy strapped to the roof of a driving car.
From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2025
With deliveries from the postman now a daily occurrence, Clare has spared a thought for her postman, but said he has been wonderful and so patient.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025
The postman Joseph Roulin and his wife, Augustine, became Van Gogh’s principal friends during his stay in Arles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025
But this is only part of my debt to the internet: day after day the postman has brought packages of books to my door, acquired from far-flung corners of the world.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
“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
"Strike action has weakened our financial position and is threatening the long-term job security of our postmen and women," they added.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2022
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
They’re policemen and grocers and postmen and doctors and nurses.
From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2022
Before long the invitations began pouring out, and the Hobbiton post-office was blocked, and the Bywater post-office was snowed under, and voluntary assistant postmen were called for.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
