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postie

British  
/ ˈpəʊstɪ /

noun

  1. informal a postman

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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However, CWU general secretary Dave Ward said that offer represented a "devastating blow" to postal workers' livelihoods and urged the public to "stand with their postie".

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2022

Berkshire postie Azhar Bhutta realised there was a problem when he logged onto the Barclays app on 13 June.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2022

“It’s hard to imagine anything else being worn by your postie and Gigi Hadid, and both looking equally good in it.”

From The Guardian • Apr. 1, 2020

UPS assure me that they know where the envelope containing the bill is; there was a rookie postie on Saturday and he got lost.

From The Guardian • Dec. 11, 2010

An’ Bob went after him, and down went postie.

From The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn by Stables, Gordon

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