mail carrier

noun

Examples of mail carrier in a Sentence

we always give our faithful mail carrier a special card for Christmas
Recent Examples on the Web Patronage appointees were often unqualified, from district attorneys and police commissioners to street cleaners and mail carriers. TIME, 14 May 2024 Detectives in Palo Alto are investigating whether the duo robbed another mail carrier in December. Jason Green, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024 Alvin Gauthier, who has worked as a mail carrier in the city of Grand Prairie for more than 20 years, didn’t know where the letters came from. Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 May 2024 An unknown man robbed a mail carrier on Valentine's Day in Philadelphia, NBC News reported In many cases, the carriers were not harmed, but the postal carrier in Union City suffered minor injuries that were treated at a local hospital. Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2024 In December, 19-year-old mail carrier Demarco Tapplar pleaded guilty to selling his arrow key. The Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2024 Today's top stories: → USPS workers demand prosecution of robberies, assaults of mail carriers → Forest Hill fires police chief whose command was marred by complaints → What can Fort Worth do to stop motel being built next to school? 🚨Get free alerts when news breaks. James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Feb. 2024 On the same day, Shawn Fuller, 37, pleaded guilty to stealing mail while working as a mail carrier in Meriden, Connecticut. Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024 Last year, the Supreme Court of the United States heard arguments in the case of Gerald Groff, a former mail carrier, versus Louis DeJoy, the Postmaster General. Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1788, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mail carrier was in 1788

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“Mail carrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mail%20carrier. Accessed 23 May. 2024.

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