letter carrier
Origin of letter carrier
First recorded in 1545–55
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Examples from the Web for letter carrier
Historical Examples of letter carrier
Just then, the letter-carrier of the village came in and handed him two letters.
The Last Penny and Other StoriesT. S. Arthur
"He's got to come and sign it himself," said the letter-carrier, shaking his head.
The Music MasterCharles Klein
With this purpose in his mind he sent a letter-carrier into Capua.
The man who brings it is not a letter-carrier, but a postman.
The American LanguageHenry L. Mencken
Was not Edward Capern, who achieved some smooth verses, a letter-carrier?
Romantic SpainJohn Augustus O'Shea