mailbag

A letter-bag made of leather or canvas, for containing letters, newspapers, and other printed matter for conveyance through the post-office. Mail - bag receiver and discharger : An apparatus for receiving mail-bags from or delivering them to railway-cars in motion at stations along the line. mail-boat, 8. A ve el which carries the mail; a mail-steamer. mail-carrier, s. I. Gen.: One who or that which carries the mail; as, He was United States mail - carrier , or, Train No. 3 is a mail - carrier , . II. Specif .: One of a corps of salaried servants of the general government attached to the Post-office Department, and employed in our larger cities and towns in the delivery of the mails to the persons addre ed, either at their homes or at their places of busine . Of late years this branch of the public service has become a most important and efficient department, and the free delivery of mail matter at the place addre ed is a notable feature of American urban life. The carriers are all uniformed, and are controlled by the civil service regulations.