postal clerk

Counter stamp wielder

A postal clerk is an employee who works at a post office counter, handling transactions with customers—selling stamps, accepting packages, processing mail, and answering questions about postal services.

The term also applies to workers who sort and process mail behind the scenes: She worked as a postal clerk for thirty years before retiring.

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envelope · sorting · window · line · waiting · scale · certified · certified mail · registered · return address · delivery · parcels · queue · forms · zip code · meter · first class · express mail

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job function within postal service

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Delivers letters professionally

letter carrier · postal carrier · mailman · postman · delivery driver

sender vs. receiver in mail transaction

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Intended mail recipient

sender

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