| 单词 | letter receiver |
| 释义 | > as lemmasletter receiver letter receiver n. now historical and rare a person who receives letters to be sent by post; (also) a receptacle for posted letters, a letterbox. ΘΚΠ society > communication > correspondence > postal services > person or vehicle that carries letters or mail > [noun] > person > man employed to deliver or receive mail letter receiver1683 expressman1847 1683 London Gaz. No. 1812/4 Many of the Letter-Receivers are Tradesmen. 1793 10th Rep. Comm. Fees in Public Offices 4 The Postmaster General..is to appoint such Deputy Postmasters, Substitutes, Accountants, Comptrollers, Supervisors, Collectors, Clerks, Sorters, Window Men, Letter Receivers, Letter Carriers, Messengers, and other Officers. 1855 P. Miles Postal Reform 31 The Letter Receiver sells postage stamps, for which he is allowed a commission. 1867 Times 27 Dec. 10/5 A man passing the sub-post-office in Church-Lane this afternoon observed a bright light in the letter-receiver, and gave an alarm. 1912 J. C. Hemmeon Hist. Brit. Post Office ii. 28 In the Foreign Office, there were a controller, two sorters, an alphabet-man, and eight letter receivers, of whom two were women. 2001 Ottawa Sun (Nexis) 31 Mar. 43 The release of tiny labels, in effect receipts for postage, replaced the system of letter-receivers paying postmen to receive mail. < as lemmas |
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