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
Even their mail carrier had a positive word about the film.
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Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 17 Dec. 2024
Choose something appropriate for your mail carrier that can easily fit into a gift bag.
—Linley Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2024
America's mail carrier is the second most-beloved federal agency behind the National Park Service, polling shows.
—Natalie Daher, Axios, 14 Dec. 2024
The contract, which covers city mail carriers, must be ratified by union members, though a deadline for the vote-by-mail process was not announced.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
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Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 17 Dec. 2024
Choose something appropriate for your mail carrier that can easily fit into a gift bag.
—Linley Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2024
America's mail carrier is the second most-beloved federal agency behind the National Park Service, polling shows.
—Natalie Daher, Axios, 14 Dec. 2024
The contract, which covers city mail carriers, must be ratified by union members, though a deadline for the vote-by-mail process was not announced.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for mail carrier
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mail carrier
Noun
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The letter carrier was assigned to Manhattan, the postal inspection service said.—
Antonio Planas,
NBC News,
3 Jan. 2025
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Unofficially, the Postal Service has long been known to assist elderly citizens and respond to emergency situations that occur on letter carriers’ routes.—
Jena Martin,
The Conversation,
28 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Sprawling duties of the postmaster The postmaster general overseas a vast operation.—
Jena Martin,
The Conversation,
28 Jan. 2025
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Santa Claus was nearly lost in 1931, when U.S. postmaster Walter F. Brown tried to force the town to give up its name to ease the burden on the tiny post office.—
The Indianapolis Star,
The Indianapolis Star,
13 Dec. 2024
Noun
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That’s so nice!), and Shep, in turn, runs and scares the annoying postman (Shep!—
Alice Burton,
Vulture,
2 Feb. 2025
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Cruz was indicted Thursday for second-degree murder in the 2:30 p.m. stabbing of the 36-year-old postman at Joe’s Grocery, on Lenox Rd.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2025
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