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
Recent Examples on the Web
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Unofficially, the Postal Service has long been known to assist elderly citizens and respond to emergency situations that occur on letter carriers’ routes. Jena Martin, The Conversation, 28 Jan. 2025 The daring hold-up occurred five days after an on-duty letter carrier was knifed to death during a senseless fight over a spot on a sandwich line in a Harlem deli. Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025 According to the Associated Press, NBC News and CBS News New York, the United States Postal Service (USPS) has confirmed that the victim was a letter carrier assigned to Manhattan. Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025 The suspect in the stabbing of a United States Postal Service letter carrier after her arrest in New York. Antonio Planas, NBC News, 3 Jan. 2025 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 1 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

letter carrier

noun
: a person who delivers mail
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