"mail carrier" meaning in All languages combined

See mail carrier on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: mail carriers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mail carrier (plural mail carriers)
  1. (post) A person employed to deliver mail. Wikidata QID: Q2180295 Categories (topical): Occupations, People, Post Synonyms: mailperson, postperson, letter carrier, postal carrier, postal worker, mail-carrier Hyponyms: mailman, mailwoman, mail lady, postman, postwoman, post lady
    Sense id: en-mail_carrier-en-noun-en:Q2180295 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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