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postie

British  
/ ˈpəʊstɪ /

noun

  1. informal a postman

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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

I wanted to show Mark this mythical postie pub," says Barât, "the smallest in London, the Oxford Arms.

From The Guardian • Mar. 13, 2011

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

The postie stopped in terror at the English voice.

From Caste by Fraser, William Alexander