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mail carrier

NOUN
postal worker
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Back in the day, we got to know every coming and going of the mail carrier, and came to recognize, from a distance, the heft of his canvas bag.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026

According to his daughter, he worked as a mail carrier for the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2025

“But in the presence of a mail carrier, their ‘fur baby’ turns on us,” Ahlborn said, laughing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2024

With summer vacation approaching, mail carriers are reminded that children in the home might not be aware of how their pet dog will react when a mail carrier approaches.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2024

I’m not allowed to get in a car with somebody I don’t know, but Dad being the mail carrier for this part of the county, I know most everybody who goes by.

From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor


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