letter carrier

Origin of letter carrier

First recorded in 1545–55

No money was paid to the letter-carrier by persons posting or receiving letters.

The Development of Rates of Postage |A. D. Smith
At last, with great reluctance, the man gave up the dog to the letter-carrier, who brought him home here.

Natural History in Anecdote |Various
But am I not foolish to enter upon so complicated a question, when the letter-carrier is just upon the eve of setting out?

Letters of John Calvin, Volume I (of 4) |Jules Bonnet
The first thing I do on Tuesday morning when I get out of bed is to look for the letter-carrier, who brings my paper.

Harper's Young People, November 23, 1880 |Various

With this purpose in his mind he sent a letter-carrier into Capua.

The Histories of Polybius, Vol. I (of 2) |Polybius