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People who send or deliver things

postwoman

noun

a woman whose job is to collect and deliver the post

sender

noun

the person who sent a letter, parcel, email etc

messenger

noun

someone who delivers messages to people, often as their job

courier

noun

someone whose job is to deliver documents or parcels

go-between

noun

someone who takes messages between people who cannot meet or who do not want to meet

emissary

noun

someone who does a job for a government or a leader, especially someone who delivers a message for them

gofer

noun

someone who does boring jobs for someone else such as delivering messages

postman

noun

someone whose job is to collect and deliver the post

milkman

noun

a man whose job is to deliver milk to people’s homes

coalman

noun

a man whose job is to deliver coal to people’s houses

cyberloafing

using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related

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