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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How the scheme worked Investigators say former postal workers Shanda Goode and Carnisha Hamilton used their positions as mail carriers in Atlanta and Marietta to steal dozens of pieces of mail containing financial instruments and personal information.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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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,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Letter carriers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/letter%20carriers. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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