posties

plural of postie, British
as in postmen
a person who delivers mail the sort of small Cornish village in which the local postie knows everyone's business

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postmen
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  • Boy Scouts marched, as did fraternities, high-school classes, postmen, and newspaper columnists.
    Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2025
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“Posties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posties. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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