"mail clerk" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mail clerks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mail clerk (plural mail clerks)
  1. a person who does clerical work in a post office.
    Sense id: en-mail_clerk-en-noun-VLQKAqhU
  2. a person who handles mail for a business or or other establishment.
    Sense id: en-mail_clerk-en-noun-2Fze6YTQ
  3. (rail transport) a person who sorts mail in a mail car on a train. Categories (topical): Occupations, Post, Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-mail_clerk-en-noun-s91S20Ut Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 9 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 8 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 4 89 Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Inflected forms

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