letter carrier

noun

Synonyms of letter carriernext
: a person who delivers mail

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we like to leave a little gift in the mailbox around Christmas for our letter carrier
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There’s a letter carrier called Penny Pal (Jenny Slate) that can rip people’s hearts out. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025 Several letter carriers—such as John L. LeFlore and Westley W. Law—were activists for desegregation and other civil rights and held onto their jobs even though they were challenged. — Sarah Prager, JSTOR Daily, 12 Mar. 2025 Brian Renfroe is a second-generation letter carrier and president of the National Association of Letter Carriers, the union representing 295,000 active and retired city letter carriers employed by the United States Postal Service. — William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025 These are among the reasons that, for a U.S. population that loves to complain about the quality and efficiency of government services, USPS remains broadly popular among Americans of all stripes and people like their local letter carrier, who delivers regardless of snow nor rain nor heat etc. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for letter carrier

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

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: a person who delivers mail
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