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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And there was a very particular shot with the postman, who's bringing the telegram, and that was very specifically Brasilia.—
Megan Spurrell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026 -
And when your town is so small that everyone knows everyone else – Mjällby’s head coach is a school principal and its scout is a postman – your weaknesses can become your biggest strengths.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Avery was the postmaster of the Pacoima Post Office from 1961 until her retirement in 1984.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
24 Feb. 2026
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The remailing program began in 1946, when the local postmaster and a businessman came up with Loveland’s stamp-collecting oddity.—
Mindy Sink,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Later, there will be a mysterious mailman (Cameron Britton) and a slew of children in need.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
23 Feb. 2026
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Soldiers were as ubiquitous to him as mailmen.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Postie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postie. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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