letter carrier
noun
: a person who delivers mail
Synonyms
- mail carrier
- mailman
- postie [British]
- postman
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Example Sentences
we like to leave a little gift in the mailbox around Christmas for our letter carrier
Recent Examples on the Web Renee Howard said about her favorite letter carrier. 
Thomas Farragher, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2022 Following the war, Mr. Freeman graduated from Mississippi State and worked as a letter carrier for 32 years. Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 6 July 2022 Tony Cushingberry, 23, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder Tuesday in the 2020 death of letter carrier Angela Summers, the U.S. attorney’s office for Southern Indiana said. Phil Helsel, NBC News, 7 July 2022 The final incident that day happened at approximately 1:30 p.m. in Columbia, Maryland, where a suspect approached a letter carrier, brandished a firearm and demanded property. Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 3 July 2022 According to a news release, the letter carrier was at the intersection of West Hinsdale Avenue and South Stough Street at around 1:18 p.m. when confronted with the male suspect who later fled the area in a black 4-door sedan. Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2022 The Postal Service asked that when a letter carrier arrives at a residence, dogs should be inside or behind a fence, away from the door or in another room or on a leash. Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2022 Guardsmen bring in the mail, along with a letter carrier to deliver it. New York Times, 6 May 2022 The alleged scheme began to unravel last month when authorities began investigating an assault of a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier. Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2022 See More
Thomas Farragher, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2022 Following the war, Mr. Freeman graduated from Mississippi State and worked as a letter carrier for 32 years. Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 6 July 2022 Tony Cushingberry, 23, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder Tuesday in the 2020 death of letter carrier Angela Summers, the U.S. attorney’s office for Southern Indiana said. Phil Helsel, NBC News, 7 July 2022 The final incident that day happened at approximately 1:30 p.m. in Columbia, Maryland, where a suspect approached a letter carrier, brandished a firearm and demanded property. Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 3 July 2022 According to a news release, the letter carrier was at the intersection of West Hinsdale Avenue and South Stough Street at around 1:18 p.m. when confronted with the male suspect who later fled the area in a black 4-door sedan. Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2022 The Postal Service asked that when a letter carrier arrives at a residence, dogs should be inside or behind a fence, away from the door or in another room or on a leash. Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2022 Guardsmen bring in the mail, along with a letter carrier to deliver it. New York Times, 6 May 2022 The alleged scheme began to unravel last month when authorities began investigating an assault of a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier. Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
circa 1552, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
letter carrier
noun
: a person who delivers mail
letter carrier
noun
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 Synonyms & Similar Words
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- mail carrier
- postmaster
- postman
- mailman
- messenger
- postie
- courier
- postmistress
