mail carrier

noun

Examples of mail carrier in a Sentence

we always give our faithful mail carrier a special card for Christmas
Recent Examples on the Web Patronage appointees were often unqualified, from district attorneys and police commissioners to street cleaners and mail carriers. TIME, 14 May 2024 Detectives in Palo Alto are investigating whether the duo robbed another mail carrier in December. Jason Green, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for mail carrier 

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Word History

First Known Use

1788, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mail carrier was in 1788

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“Mail carrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mail%20carrier. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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mail carrier

noun
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