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Examples of letter carrier in a Sentence
we like to leave a little gift in the mailbox around Christmas for our letter carrier
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Ensuring the well-being of our letter carriers and all postal employees remains of the utmost importance.
—Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Oct. 2024
The tentative deal also retains a no-layoff provision for letter carriers after six years of working as career employees.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
The letter carriers association is now working with the federal government to help fine tune protections, although Renfroe said the current program at the US Postal Service still is not enough.
—Nic F. Anderson, CNN, 11 Aug. 2024
All city letter carriers will receive general wage increases of 1.3 percent per year, with the first being paid back retroactively through November 2023.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1552, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of letter carrier was
circa 1552
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“Letter carrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/letter%20carrier. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
letter carrier
noun
: a person who delivers mail
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