mail carrier

a person, usually employed by the post office, who delivers mail.

Also called letter carrier, postal carrier.

Origin of mail carrier

An Americanism dating back to 1780–90

Which brings me back to Gaynor's general store, and the mail-carrier who was telling me about the letters from America.

The Charm of Ireland |Burton Egbert Stevenson
Cartwright began by asking that the mail-carrier be recalled.

The Underdog |F. Hopkinson Smith
The mail-carrier would have asked questions, but she cut him short.

The Greater Power |Harold Bindloss
The mail-carrier brought me a letter from my English steward.

Harding of Allenwood |Harold Bindloss

Id certainly never have thought of the birch tree post-office; and shes been mail-carrier more than half the time.

The Girl from the Big Horn Country |Mary Ellen Chase