letter carrier

as in mail carrier
a person who delivers mail we like to leave a little gift in the mailbox around Christmas for our letter carrier

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Recent Examples of letter carrier There’s a letter carrier called Penny Pal (Jenny Slate) that can rip people’s hearts out. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025 Since May 2023, the Postal Inspection Service has made over 1,200 arrests for letter carrier robberies and mail theft nationwide. Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025 The truck continued to move, so the letter carrier peered around from the back of the truck, officials said. Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 4 Feb. 2025 Unofficially, the Postal Service has long been known to assist elderly citizens and respond to emergency situations that occur on letter carriers’ routes. Jena Martin, The Conversation, 28 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for letter carrier
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Noun
  • Some mail carriers even still use mules or horses to deliver to Supai, Arizona, a remote Havasupai tribal village in the Grand Canyon of Arizona, or float planes to serve fishing villages off the Alaskan coast.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
  • The Michael Madigan prosecution, a complex and resource-intensive project, counts as one, as does prosecuting a mail carrier for theft.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Back in March, former USPS postmaster Louis DeJoy stepped down following Trump’s comments about taking control of the USPS under the Department of Commerce.
    Elaine Mallon, The Washington Examiner, 9 May 2025
  • Five years ago, before the board nominated DeJoy as its 75th postmaster, stamps cost 50 cents.
    Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Mar. 2025

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“Letter carrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/letter%20carrier. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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