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Definition: Mail Carrier |
Mail CarrierNoun1. A man who delivers the mail. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Occupations | Sorts mail for delivery and delivers mail on established route: Inserts mail into slots of mail rack to sort for delivery. Delivers mail to residences and business establishments along route. Completes delivery forms, collects charges, and obtains signature on receipts for delivery of specified types of mail. Enters changes of address in route book and re-addresses mail to be forwarded. May drive vehicle over established route. May deliver specialized types of mail and be designated Parcel-Post Carrier (government ser.); Special-Delivery Carrier (government ser.). (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: Mail CarrierSynonyms: carrier (n), letter carrier (n), mailman (n), postman (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Mail Carrier |
| English words defined with "mail carrier": Foot post ♦ Penny post, Post horn ♦ special delivery. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "mail carrier": CIRCULATION CLERK ♦ PORTER, BAGGAGE, porter, luggage ♦ RURAL MAIL CARRIER ♦ subscription clerk, SUPERVISOR, MAIL CARRIERS ♦ urban update/leave. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Little Mail Carrier (1914) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
mail carrier | 28 |
rural mail carrier | 8 |
mail carrier job | 2 |
mail carrier bag | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "mail carrier"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Asturian | carteru. (various references) | |
Bemba | uusenda ikalata. (various references) | |
Cebuano | kartero. (various references) | |
Ecuadorian Quechua | quillcaraquic. (various references) | |
Faeroese | postboð. (various references) | |
Frisian | postrinder (postman). (various references) | |
Inuktitut | titiqaliriji. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 集配人 (mailman, postman). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | しゅうはいに" (mailman, postman), しゅうはいじ" (mailman, postman). (various references) | |
Macedonian | raznesuvach na posta. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ailmay arriercay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | encouraçar. (various references) | |
Provencal | postièra, postièr. (various references) | |
Samoan | pule. (various references) | |
Spanish | cartero (letter carrier, mailman, postman). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-e-i-i-l-m-r-r-r" | |
-4 letters: airmail, camelia, cameral, caramel, carrier, ceramal, claimer, marlier, marrier, miracle, railcar, ramilie, reclaim. | |
-5 letters: aecial, aerial, airier, arrear, calami, calmer, camail, camera, carrel, eclair, irreal, lacier, lamiae, limier, mailer, malice, marcel, marrer, mirier, racial, racier, railer, realia, remail, rimier. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4D 61 69 6C 43 61 72 72 69 65 72 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001101 01100001 01101001 01101100 00100000 01000011 01100001 01110010 01110010 01101001 01100101 01110010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)M a i l   C a r r i e r |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004D 0061 0069 006C 0043 0061 0072 0072 0069 0065 0072 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)47677578237678484757184 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Expressions: Internet 7. Translations: Modern 8. Anagrams | 9. Orthography 10. Bibliography |
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