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Definition of mail clerk

1 : one who does clerical work (as selling stamps or sorting or canceling mail) in a post office
2 : a mail sorter on a railway mail car
3 : an employee who handles mail in a private or government establishment that is not part of the post-office department

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“Mail clerk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mail%20clerk. Accessed 25 Jun. 2022.

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