mail carrier
nounDefinition of mail carrier
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Synonyms
letter carrier, mailman, postie [British], postman
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Chicago police have run out of leads in the disappearance of Kierra Coles, a mail carrier who was last seen on Oct. 2 near her Chatham apartment, says her family. — Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, "Daywatch: Chicago’s hottest week of the year, cashing in on the Humboldt Park gator and other things to know to start your day," 16 July 2019 Cal Fire inspectors are allowed to enter a driveway, much like a mail carrier or delivery truck driver. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "California’s not enforcing wildfire-prevention rules for homeowners, leaving tens of thousands of properties vulnerable to big blazes," 7 July 2019 The service says mail carriers across the country suffered more than 5,700 dog attacks last year. — USA TODAY, "Kacey Musgraves, sneaker flap, skiing in July: News from around our 50 states," 3 July 2019 Correction: An earlier version of this article mischaracterized which mail carriers drug traffickers prefer. — Justin Rohrlich, Quartz, "Drug traffickers’ favorite way to move fentanyl is FedEx and USPS," 30 May 2019 One was a mail carrier, while a woman was on her way to work in the other vehicle. — Fox News, "Mississippi highway gunfire suspect caught," 31 July 2018 For most mail carriers who drive the LLVs on a daily basis, the fires aren't unusual, because they are expected. — Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver, "The U.S. Postal Service Doesn't Know Why Its Trucks Keep Catching on Fire," 14 May 2019 Shown, Ginny Klein, a mail carrier, on Thursday in Oshkosh, Wis. — Jake Holland, WSJ, "Heavy Snow in the Plains in April: A Rancher’s Struggle," 11 Apr. 2019 Julie Williams, a real estate agent and mom of two in Villa Park, CA, once gave tips to her mail carrier, her housecleaner, and others. — Carmen Wong Ulrich, Good Housekeeping, "Spend Less, Give More," 15 Nov. 2011These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'mail carrier.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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