as in mail carrier
a person who delivers mail
we like to leave a little gift in the mailbox around Christmas for our letter carrier
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Recent Examples of letter carrier
Dog owners are on the hook to cover the cost of medical bills, lost wages and uniform replacement when letter carriers are attacked.
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Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 4 July 2025
At the same time, there was a marked increase in letter carrier robberies—a 543% boost in letter carrier robberies between 2019 and 2022, with 64 letter carrier robberies in 2019 and 412 letter carrier robberies in 2022.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
This means letter carriers won’t be required to work weekend shifts.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 23 May 2025
Uniform allowances, letter carrier safety and wages are among the key issues for some union members in the ongoing contract negotiations between the U.S. Postal Service and the National Association of Letter Carriers union.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
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Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 4 July 2025
At the same time, there was a marked increase in letter carrier robberies—a 543% boost in letter carrier robberies between 2019 and 2022, with 64 letter carrier robberies in 2019 and 412 letter carrier robberies in 2022.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
This means letter carriers won’t be required to work weekend shifts.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 23 May 2025
Uniform allowances, letter carrier safety and wages are among the key issues for some union members in the ongoing contract negotiations between the U.S. Postal Service and the National Association of Letter Carriers union.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for letter carrier
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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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This first installment focuses on raccoon mail carrier Wally and his sweet rabbit pal, Bo.—
Caroline Carlson
September 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
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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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“Letter carrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/letter%20carrier. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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