as in postman
a person who delivers mail
the sort of small Cornish village in which the local postie knows everyone's business
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Noun
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The gritty period riff follows a postman (Liu Haroan) who hides Chinese soldiers and civilians while working as a photo developer during the Japanese occupation.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
3 Aug. 2025 -
The film is set around the events of the Nanjing Massacre in 1937, where a postman named A Chang pretends to be a photo developer in a photo studio, developing photos for the Japanese army.—
Sara Merican,
Deadline,
28 July 2025
Noun
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The department uses a Rural Mail Carrier Survey to track Ohio’s rabbit population, which involves distributing survey cards to all postmasters across the state, who then give the cards to the carriers delivering mail on rural routes.—
Emma Wozniak,
The Enquirer,
31 July 2025
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His father was a mostly unsuccessful lawyer, a downbeat man who also worked as a shopkeeper, postmaster and judge.—
Dwight Garner,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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After leaving school, Ahlberg worked a variety of jobs, including as a mailman and a gravedigger.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
31 July 2025
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This sparked a scuffle wher the mailman grabbed Jlil and wrestled him to the ground.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
30 July 2025
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“Postie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postie. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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