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
Global mail carriers suspended parcel deliveries to the US in the face of uncertainty over new duties on low-cost packages.
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J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Video showed an unidentified mail carrier approaching their home, then stopping to spray an unknown substance from a canister onto a letter.
—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
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J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Video showed an unidentified mail carrier approaching their home, then stopping to spray an unknown substance from a canister onto a letter.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mail carrier
Noun
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Mailman is also a shameful revelation of the inexcusable working conditions that letter carriers are subjected to: The injury rate for postal workers is higher than for coal miners.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
1 Aug. 2025
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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
Noun
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Among them, in the early 20th century, were all 10 children of a local sub-postmaster, Malcolm MacLeod, and his wife Mary — including their youngest, Mary Anne MacLeod, born in 1912.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
14 Sep. 2025
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Deputy postmasters to be paid a commission of 20% and 10% on sums over $1000.—
Stephen Kochersperger,
Hartford Courant,
1 Aug. 2025
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Brisbane, Australia — A postman has been hailed a hero for performing an extraordinary act perhaps only fully appreciated by people who dry their bed sheets outside in the sun.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
22 Aug. 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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“Mail carrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mail%20carrier. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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