mail carrier

noun

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Examples of mail carrier in a Sentence

we always give our faithful mail carrier a special card for Christmas
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The Government Accountability Office determined in 2011 that using mail carriers to do the work of census takers wouldn't be cost-effective since they're paid significantly more than the temporary census workers. ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026 Images of your friendly neighborhood mail carrier trundling along the roadside in a boxy white mailtruck or walking up to the door in striped federal blue are as American as apple pie, but in this 250th birthday year for the nation, not everyone gets to partake in this American experience. Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026 After college, the native New Yorker worked as a mail carrier, and briefly a Hollywood development man. 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 See All Example Sentences for mail carrier

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 Mar. 2026.

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