letter carrier
nounDefinition of letter carrier
: a person who delivers mail
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Synonyms for letter carrier
Synonyms
mail carrier, mailman, postie [British], postman
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Examples of letter carrier in a Sentence
we like to leave a little gift in the mailbox around Christmas for our letter carrier
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An unidentified witness told the local television station that her letter carrier had been shot in the head during the theft of the vehicle. — Los Angeles Times, "Texas mass shooting: Gunman identified; death toll rises to 8, including shooter," 1 Sep. 2019 Dan worked for the United States Postal Service for 40 years following in the footsteps of his father, who was also a letter carrier for 25 years. — courant.com, "Daniel J. Nacin," 26 Aug. 2019 His father was a Baptist minister and letter carrier in New Orleans. — Colin Moynihan, New York Times, "Steve Cannon, Whose Townhouse Was an East Village Salon, Dies at 84," 16 July 2019 Her father, Jerry Fontanares, is a letter carrier at the San Marcos post office. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "North County School News, June 20," 20 June 2019 ESCONDIDO Letter carriers award three scholarships The Escondido Branch 2525 of the National Association of Letter Carriers recently awarded three scholarships of $500 each to children of local letter carriers. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "North County School News, June 20," 20 June 2019 Complaints from letter carriers assigned to Mailsters ranged from the front wheel getting stuck in trolley tracks to constant breakdowns, Pope says, and even one report of a massive dog toppling the vehicle. — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, "12 Geeky Ways to Deliver Mail: U.S. Postal Service Technology Through the Ages," 18 Jan. 2019 Also, in areas where a letter carrier would just walk across front lawns, they were now forced to go up and down every driveway. — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, "12 Geeky Ways to Deliver Mail: U.S. Postal Service Technology Through the Ages," 18 Jan. 2019 One minute the letter carrier was delivering mail outside West Palm Beach and the next the U.S. Postal Service employee was robbed by two people — including a man brandishing pepper spray. — Wayne K. Roustan, Sun-Sentinel.com, "$50,000 reward offer to catch letter carrier robbers," 26 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'letter carrier.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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