mail sorter

Postal distribution worker

A mail sorter is a person or machine that organizes postal items by destination—separating letters and packages by zip code, route, or delivery address.

The job was once done entirely by hand; now automated mail sorters use optical scanners and barcodes to process thousands of pieces per hour.

She worked as a mail sorter at the distribution center.

Related

conveyor · stamps · envelopes · parcels · delivery · zip code · barcode · scanner · route · carrier · facility · mailroom · postmark · return address · dead letter · bundles · trays · slots

Opposites
postal workflow role

mail sortermail carrier

Delivers letters professionally

letter carrier · postal carrier · postman · mailman · courier

sending vs receiving endpoint

mail sortermailer

Envelope designed for posting

addressee

Family

mail, sorter, mails, mailed, mailing, mailer, mailers, mailman, mailbox

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G