† brevetern.
Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
One who carries brevets.
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society > communication > correspondence > postal services > person or vehicle that carries letters or mail > [noun] > person
letter bearera1400
breveterc1440
post1507
letter carrier1552
post boy1588
ordinary1592
packet carrier1606
postie1611
woman-posta1616
postwoman1683
letterman1707
postman1758
packeteer1784
letter boy1794
carrier1798
delivery officer1839
post-girl1850
mailman1881
packeter1893
postlady1975
c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 50 Breuetowre, brevigerulus.
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