postie
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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That debate is well under way, but for many like Karishma McGregor, the daily sight of the postie on their rounds would be greatly missed.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2024
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
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
They wait for the postie, not the private courier, to deliver their letters.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 21, 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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