Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

letter-carrier

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.20 in modern English

Syllables: let-ter--car-ri-er
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

6

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of letter carrier.

Example Sentences

"Laſt Night Mr. Over, his Majeſty’s Letter-Carrier, was aſſaulted on his Return from the Poſt-Office on Horſeback near Cheapſide, […]"
"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; […]"
"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."

Inflected Forms

letter-carriers (plural)

Questions

What does letter-carrier mean?: Alternative form of letter carrier.

How to pronounce letter-carrier

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