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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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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
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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 2 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
letter carrier
noun
: a person who delivers mail
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