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 easiest life to imagine was the life of the postman.—
Patricia Lockwood,
New Yorker,
18 May 2025 -
These trees are all clones from the original Hass tree developed by Rudolph Hass, a postman in Los Angeles.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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McClatchy News reached out to her attorney May 27 and was awaiting a response. LeBlanc, 48, a longtime postal service employee, worked as Seekonk Post Office’s postmaster from late 2023 to the beginning of 2025, prosecutors said.—
Sara Schilling,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2025
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Reynolds retired as postmaster of the Yosemite post office in 2023 after a 44-year USPS career in and near the national park.—
Hailey Branson-Potts,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
Noun
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Ever since moving to her new home in a small town, dog owner Lydia, 30, from Wisconsin, has been documenting the precious bond between her pup, Opal, and the mailman.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
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She has been inundated with support from people around the world who can't get enough of the corgi and the mailman's friendship.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Postie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postie. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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