letter carrier

noun

: a person who delivers mail

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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The next day, court documents alleged that Adams approached another letter carrier, this time in Brooklyn Center, and pointed a gun at the victim’s head demanding mailbox keys. Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 17 Dec. 2024 What letter carriers do daily across this land approaches something like a miracle. Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 26 Nov. 2024 The locations of the letter carriers robbed are 3000 block of Hartlage Court, 2400 block of Crittenden Drive and 1300 block of Cypress Street, which are in the St. Denis, St. Joseph, and Park Hill neighborhoods. Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 27 Nov. 2024 Our nation’s letter carriers deserve to go to work without fear of harm from a robbery or attack. Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for letter carrier 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1552, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 2 Jan. 2025.

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letter carrier

noun
: a person who delivers mail
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