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
Since May 2023, the Postal Inspection Service has made over 1,200 arrests for letter carrier robberies and mail theft nationwide.
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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
Under our plan, letter carriers in every state will be able to deliver mail and packages using new and modern vehicles within the next five years.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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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
Under our plan, letter carriers in every state will be able to deliver mail and packages using new and modern vehicles within the next five years.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for letter carrier
Noun
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Mary Fields was the first African American woman to become a U.S. mail carrier.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2024
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After leaving the Air Force Proctor worked various jobs until accepting a position at the United States Postal Service as a mail carrier until his retirement in 2019.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In 1835, an anti-abolition mob raided the Charleston, South Carolina, post office and, with the help of the city postmaster, burned bundles of abolitionist newspapers.—
Sarah Prager,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Mar. 2025
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The first postage stamps Until 1847, people would take correspondence to the post office, where the postmaster would mark the postage in the upper right corner.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Letter carrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/letter%20carrier. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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