"letter carrier" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: letter carriers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} letter carrier (plural letter carriers)
  1. An employee of the post office who delivers mail (post) to, and collects it from, a residence or business, or from public mailboxes. Categories (topical): Occupations, People, Post Synonyms: mail carrier, postal carrier, mailperson, postperson, letter-carrier Related terms: letterbox, letter opener, mailbag, postbag Translations (post office employee): carter [masculine] (Catalan), cartera [feminine] (Catalan), brevbærer [common-gender] (Danish), postbezorger (Dutch), postbode (Dutch), poŝtisto (Esperanto), leterportisto (Esperanto), leteristo (Esperanto), postinkantaja (Finnish), facteur [masculine] (French), factrice [feminine] (French), Briefträger [masculine] (German), Briefträgerin [feminine] (German), Postbote [masculine] (German), Postbotin [feminine] (German), Briefzusteller [masculine] (German), Briefzustellerin [feminine] (German), Zusteller [masculine] (German), Zustellerin [feminine] (German), postás (Hungarian), levélkihordó (Hungarian), kézbesítő (Hungarian), 郵便配達員 (yūbin haitatsuin) (Japanese), 郵便配達人 (yūbin haitatsunin) (Japanese), кат ташуучу (kat taşuucu) (Kyrgyz), tabellārius [masculine] (Latin), porteux d'lettres [masculine] (Norman), почтальо́н (počtalʹón) [masculine] (Russian), письмоно́сец (pisʹmonósec) [masculine] (Russian), почтальо́нша (počtalʹónša) [feminine] (Russian), posta [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), post [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), cartero [masculine] (Spanish), trotero [masculine] (Spanish), repartidor postal [masculine] (Spanish), brevbärare [common-gender] (Swedish), penediblinan [feminine, masculine] (Volapük), penedihiblinan [masculine] (Volapük), penedijiblinan [feminine] (Volapük)

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "post office employee",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cartero"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "post office employee",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "trotero"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "post office employee",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "repartidor postal"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "post office employee",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "brevbärare"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "post office employee",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "penediblinan"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "post office employee",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "penedihiblinan"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "post office employee",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "penedijiblinan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "letter carrier"
}

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