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letter carriers

noun

plural of letter carrier
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 According to the union, 22 letter carriers have been assaulted in Colorado over the past three years. — Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 17 Sep. 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
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mail carriers
Noun
  • The judge's order Thursday comes after state attorneys general brought a new challenge after USPS published a finalized rule governing steps states must take to print ballots to be carried and tracked by mail carriers.
    — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • 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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“Letter carriers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/letter%20carriers. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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