letter carrier

noun

Definition of letter carriernext
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

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Recent Examples of letter carrier Two Connecticut letter carriers will be honored with the National Safety Council‘s Million Mile Award this week. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026 Since mail is automatically postmarked at processing facilities, postmark dates won’t necessarily match the date a letter carrier collected the customer’s mail or dropped it off at a retail location. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026 Postmarks are generally applied at those processing facilities, Hagen said, so the postmark date may not reflect the date the mail was collected by a letter carrier, dropped off at a retail location, or placed in a collection box. — Vanessa Martínez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026 On Saturday May 9, letter carriers across the state will collect nonperishable food donations from homes and businesses along their route as part of the annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. — Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for letter carrier
Recent Examples of Synonyms for letter carrier
  1. mail carrier
  2. postmaster
Noun
  • Reynolds was employed as a rural mail carrier for the USPS, according to The Wilkes Record.
    — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
  • Holý’s fourth feature centers on widow Zdena, a mail carrier in a small Czech village who leads a quiet life.
    — Carole Horst, Variety, 24 June 2026
Definition of mail carrier
Noun
  • Watkins will play Elaine, who carries the spirit of Promise as the town’s head librarian, postmaster, sheriff, veterinarian, chaplain, and aunt to Asher (Eikenberry).
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 9 June 2026
  • It was seized by the post office (as Rosset had expected) and duly declared obscene by the postmaster of the city of New York, a man named Robert Christenberry.
    — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Definition of postmaster

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“Letter carrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/letter%20carrier. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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