letter carrier

noun

: a person who delivers mail

Examples of letter carrier in a Sentence

we like to leave a little gift in the mailbox around Christmas for our letter carrier
Recent Examples on the Web Last month, a St. Paul man was federally charged with the armed robbery of letter carriers for mailbox keys in Edina and Brooklyn Center. Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 13 Feb. 2024 The first witness who testified in Mosby’s defense was a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service who was assigned the route including the home the couple lived in in Reservoir Hill. Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2024 Luger’s office gave the following details: On Nov. 18, 2023, Rubin David Adams, 26, of St. Paul allegedly pointed a handgun at a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier in Edina and demanded a mailbox key, which the carrier did not have. Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 8 Jan. 2024 Since July, there have been at least 13 assaults on USPS letter carriers on duty in and around Boston, the statement said. Claire Law, BostonGlobe.com, 13 May 2023 Prosecutors say the next day, on Nov. 19, Adams pointed a gun at a letter carrier’s head in Brooklyn Center and demanded two mailbox keys. Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 8 Jan. 2024 His mother was a telephone operator, his father a letter carrier. Sam Roberts, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2023 The robbery happened around 1:50 p.m. on Canton Street when a man approached the letter carrier from behind and robbed them before fleeing on foot, USPIS officials said in a statement. Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Mar. 2023 This one belonged to John Goudy, a rural letter carrier from Steuben County, Indiana. Heran Mamo, Billboard, 27 Nov. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1552, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of letter carrier was circa 1552

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“Letter carrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/letter%20carrier. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

letter carrier

noun
: a person who delivers mail
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