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
However, these sites are advising business owners to use mail carriers with a Delivered Duty Paid (DDP) option.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2025
The little dog leapt off the front steps and ran after the mailman into the front yard—a stark contrast to a common reaction dogs have to mail carriers.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Price increases are to help offset the increase in operational costs that mail carriers face during this busy time of year.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
The birds – which can grow up to 4 feet tall and weigh up to 25 pounds – have been known to chase mail carriers and children, damage cars and cause traffic jams.
—Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 19 Sep. 2025
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2025
The little dog leapt off the front steps and ran after the mailman into the front yard—a stark contrast to a common reaction dogs have to mail carriers.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Price increases are to help offset the increase in operational costs that mail carriers face during this busy time of year.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
The birds – which can grow up to 4 feet tall and weigh up to 25 pounds – have been known to chase mail carriers and children, damage cars and cause traffic jams.
—Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mail carrier
Noun
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As a result, the postmark date may not match the day a letter carrier collected the mail or a customer left it at a post office, the agency said.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Jan. 2026
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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
Noun
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The name seemed to change spelling in 1931 to honor the original postmaster, Dennis Wheatley, from the 1870 founding.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 Dec. 2025
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Originally from Ohio, Frank came to what is now Fort Lauderdale in 1893 and founded a thriving trading business with the Seminoles and eventually worked as the area’s postmaster.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
10 Oct. 2025
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And when your town is so small that everyone knows everyone else – Mjällby’s head coach is a school principal and its scout is a postman – your weaknesses can become your biggest strengths.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
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In the aftermath of his breakout performance as Bishop in the film Juice, a young Tupac Shakur was plucked by director John Singleton to star as a postman named Lucky in Poetic Justice.—
Jeff Pearlman,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Mail carrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mail%20carrier. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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