mail carrier

noun

Examples of mail carrier in a Sentence

we always give our faithful mail carrier a special card for Christmas
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Just like our real mail carriers, Mr. ZIP is a community hero. Sari Hitchins, Parents, 8 Feb. 2025 In early January 2025, for example, a Massachusetts mail carrier was able to save a house from burning by quickly extinguishing a fire. Jena Martin, The Conversation, 28 Jan. 2025 The group of volunteers eventually included a mail carrier, friends and a pair of tourists visiting from Chicago who saw people sorting clothes on the sidewalk that Friday evening and returned the next morning to help. Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025 Madison's video has garnered thousands of comments, with viewers sharing their experiences with mail carriers. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for mail carrier 

Word History

First Known Use

1788, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 15 Feb. 2025.

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mail carrier

noun
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