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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Boy Scouts marched, as did fraternities, high-school classes, postmen, and newspaper columnists.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
12 Aug. 2025 -
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
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Deputy postmasters to be paid a commission of 20% and 10% on sums over $1000.—
Stephen Kochersperger,
Hartford Courant,
1 Aug. 2025
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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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Yes, Molly Solverson, the first season’s hero, was a polite female cop from a small Minnesota town, who in some episodes was, like Marge Gunderson in the movie, visibly pregnant and married to a mailman.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
2 Sep. 2025
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Some dogs chase mailmen...Doug, however, chases stardom.—
Kendall Malinchock,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Postie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postie. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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