What does mail-carrier mean?

mail-carrier

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.15 in modern English

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"But, have not the mail-carriers carried the printers’ papers, for theſe ſeven years paſt, without aſking one ſhilling more for ſo doing?"
"At Needles, I found the tall mail-carrier at the depot looking for me."
"Post offices would host electric-vehicle charging stations, for instance, and mail-carriers could be asked to check in on vulnerable residents along their routes."

mail-carriers (plural)

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