mail carrier

noun

Synonyms of mail carriernext

Examples of mail carrier in a Sentence

we always give our faithful mail carrier a special card for Christmas
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Orbegoso said the hospice nurse went to work on papers in her car a block over after leaving the house, when their mail carrier approached her. Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 20 May 2026 The United States Postal Service does not operate on Memorial Day, which means no mail carriers will be on the streets and all post offices will be closed. Emery Glover, Des Moines Register, 13 May 2026 Put the envelope in your mailbox, give it to your mail carrier or take it to the post office. Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026 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, 23 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mail carrier

Word History

First Known Use

1788, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mail carrier was in 1788

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“Mail carrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mail%20carrier. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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