letter-carrier

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English

Noun

letter-carrier (plural letter-carriers)

  1. Alternative form of letter carrier.
    • 1737 October 15, The Newcastle Courant:
      Laſt Night Mr. Over, his Majeſty’s Letter-Carrier, was aſſaulted on his Return from the Poſt-Office on Horſeback near Cheapſide, []
    • 1869, Velox , “The Velocipede of the Past; and The Art of Velocipede Management”, in Velocipedes, Bicycles, and Tricycles: How to Make and How to Use Them. With a Sketch of their History, Invention, and Progress, London: George Routledge and Sons, , →OCLC, page 40:
      A number of the country letter-carriers were mounted on the wheel-horse, and whilst the roads continued dry and hard M. Dreuze could congratulate himself on the success of his invention; []
    • 2022 July 30, Andre Ramshaw, “Hotel chain revives ‘classic’ postcard pastime”, in Vancouver Sun, page E6:
      It’s a long way from the postcard’s heyday in the Edwardian era when the humble picture greeting was the WhatsApp of its day, with billions written and delivered annually and letter-carriers making up to 12 drops a day.