British
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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Thankfully, the mailman came shortly after and noticed the dog outside alone.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
  • What government services will operate on Juneteenth? Don’t expect to see your mailman delivering on Juneteenth.
    Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2025
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“Postie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postie. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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