as in mail carriers
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 carriers
Residents in Highland Park, Highwood, Fort Sheridan, and parts of Deerfield and Lake Forest were asked to leave non-perishable food in their mailboxes ahead of Saturday, May 9, for letter carriers to pick up.
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Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 9 May 2026
Two Connecticut letter carriers will be honored with the National Safety Council‘s Million Mile Award this week.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
As of 2024, arrests in connection with robbing letter carriers were up 73%, and between 2019 and 2022, letter carrier robberies increased sixfold, and high-volume mailbox theft increased 87%, according to the Postal Service and the Postal Inspection Service.
—James Herrera Monterey Daily Herald, Arkansas Online, 28 Dec. 2025
Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 9 May 2026
Two Connecticut letter carriers will be honored with the National Safety Council‘s Million Mile Award this week.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
As of 2024, arrests in connection with robbing letter carriers were up 73%, and between 2019 and 2022, letter carrier robberies increased sixfold, and high-volume mailbox theft increased 87%, according to the Postal Service and the Postal Inspection Service.
—James Herrera Monterey Daily Herald, Arkansas Online, 28 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for letter carriers
mail carriers
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In 2025, more than 5,200 dog attacks on postal service employees were recorded, a notable decrease from 2024, when 6,000 mail carriers were attacked, per the May 28 report released ahead of National Dog Bite Awareness Week, which runs through June 30.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
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The United States Postal Service does not operate on Memorial Day, which means no mail carriers will be on the streets and all post offices will be closed.—
Emery Glover,
Des Moines Register,
13 May 2026
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“Letter carriers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/letter%20carriers. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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