postman Hear it!

postman Definition

post·man (-mən)

noun

pl. postmen -·men (-mən) mail carrier
postman Synonyms

postman

n.

postman Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • become: He rose to become a head postman at 15s per week.
  • see: Let's go and see the postman coming up the drive!
  • do: Postal ta Where does a postman go on holiday?
  • hear: I heard the postman come and I knew that it would be a letter for me.
  • come: I heard the postman come and I knew that it would be a letter for me.
  • find: The farmer was most perplexed to find the postman 's lifeless body on his front doorstep when he returned from holiday.

Converse of subject

  • awake: Tuesday, June 6th Valleyschwag Homepage Photos of what I received Email the editor This morning I was awoken by mr postman.

Adjective modifier

  • retired: Neighbors say Mr Burke, a retired postman, relied heavily on his wife's care.
  • rural: A village Lodge, the Master was one James Beattie, a rural postman attached to the Forfar Post Office.
  • former: Indeed, on hearing of the news, former postman Dave Sharpe stated that he was'Mr.
  • local: Her husband, Sean, a local postman is still on crutches following an accident some months.
  • poor: Every time the mail arrives I'm rushing to the door - the poor postman must think I'm nuts!

Modifies a noun

  • pat: POSTMAN PAT asks Veronica Gumfloss: Where is Pongo's burger bar?

Noun used with modifier

  • Mr: Tuesday, June 6th Valleyschwag Homepage Photos of what I received Email the editor This morning I was awoken by mr postman.
  • village: Francois, a village postman, zips through his rounds on his bicycle -- the old-fashioned way.

Possessives

  • film: Bat Out of Hell What's a postman's favorite film?
  • knock: Odds & Ends 15 Forum Was that the postman's knock?
  • bag: Around the bed lie more letters, a postman's bag and a pile of gnawed bones.
postman Quotes

And none will hear the postman's knock Without a quickening of the heart. For who can bear to feel himself forgotten?

—Auden,W(ystan) H(ugh)

The Postman Always RingsTwice.

—Cagney,James