as in letter carrier
a person who delivers mail
we always give our faithful mail carrier a special card for Christmas
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Recent Examples of mail carrier
After college, the native New Yorker worked as a mail carrier, and briefly a Hollywood development man.
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
The trio then drove to San Francisco to find a mail carrier to rob, prosecutors said.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
In the inside part of the apartment building’s mailbox — accessible only to building management and mail carriers — law enforcement found notes indicating that mail should be delivered to Cynthia’s apartment for several of the pseudonyms used in the scheme, authorities said.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 9 Feb. 2026
The office has recently cut a few delivery routes, leading to each mail carrier having to make more stops on their route, said Rob Kosier, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 2.
—Eva Wen, jsonline.com, 28 Jan. 2026
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
The trio then drove to San Francisco to find a mail carrier to rob, prosecutors said.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
In the inside part of the apartment building’s mailbox — accessible only to building management and mail carriers — law enforcement found notes indicating that mail should be delivered to Cynthia’s apartment for several of the pseudonyms used in the scheme, authorities said.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 9 Feb. 2026
The office has recently cut a few delivery routes, leading to each mail carrier having to make more stops on their route, said Rob Kosier, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 2.
—Eva Wen, jsonline.com, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mail carrier
Noun
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Residents in Highland Park, Highwood, Fort Sheridan, and parts of Deerfield and Lake Forest were asked to leave non-perishable food in their mailboxes ahead of Saturday, May 9, for letter carriers to pick up.—
Elyssa Kaufman,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
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Postmarks are generally applied at those processing facilities, Hagen said, so the postmark date may not reflect the date the mail was collected by a letter carrier, dropped off at a retail location, or placed in a collection box.—
Vanessa Martínez,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2026
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The owner’s name was Sidney Steele and his grandfather was Ashbel Steele, one of the first permanent settlers in River Forest, who served as the coroner, sheriff and postmaster.—
Myrna Petlicki,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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It was built in 1830 by William Love, who, as the municipality’s first postmaster, had the privilege of bestowing a name on the town.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026
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In 1968, an overzealous pup nipped a postman delivering mail to Balmoral Castle.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
19 Apr. 2026
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Two postmen came every day; the one from the South generally came earlier.—
Colm Tóibín,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Mail carrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mail%20carrier. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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