as in letter carrier
a person who delivers mail
we always give our faithful mail carrier a special card for Christmas
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Recent Examples of mail carrier
Video showed an unidentified mail carrier approaching their home, then stopping to spray an unknown substance from a canister onto a letter.
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Angel Saunders, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Two men have been sentenced for robbing Cincinnati-area mail carriers at gunpoint in 2023.
—Hailey Roden, The Enquirer, 24 July 2025
Franklin’s revolutionary mail carriers faced capture by British soldiers.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 23 July 2025
In Los Angeles, the number of dog bites on mail carriers jumped from 65 to 77.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 9 July 2025
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Angel Saunders, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Two men have been sentenced for robbing Cincinnati-area mail carriers at gunpoint in 2023.
—Hailey Roden, The Enquirer, 24 July 2025
Franklin’s revolutionary mail carriers faced capture by British soldiers.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 23 July 2025
In Los Angeles, the number of dog bites on mail carriers jumped from 65 to 77.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mail carrier
Noun
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Although California led the nation in terms of dog bites involving letter carriers, the state improved slightly from the previous year.—
Sarah Linn
July 21,
Sacbee.com,
21 July 2025
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Overall, bites of intrepid letter carriers in California dropped 3.4%, from 726 in 2023 to 701 in 2024, according to data from the U.S. Postal Service.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
9 July 2025
Noun
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The department uses a Rural Mail Carrier Survey to track Ohio’s rabbit population, which involves distributing survey cards to all postmasters across the state, who then give the cards to the carriers delivering mail on rural routes.—
Emma Wozniak,
The Enquirer,
31 July 2025
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McClatchy News reached out to her attorney May 27 and was awaiting a response. LeBlanc, 48, a longtime postal service employee, worked as Seekonk Post Office’s postmaster from late 2023 to the beginning of 2025, prosecutors said.—
Sara Schilling,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2025
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Boy Scouts marched, as did fraternities, high-school classes, postmen, and newspaper columnists.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
12 Aug. 2025
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The gritty period riff follows a postman (Liu Haroan) who hides Chinese soldiers and civilians while working as a photo developer during the Japanese occupation.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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“Mail carrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mail%20carrier. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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