Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

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

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

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

They wait for the postie, not the private courier, to deliver their letters.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 21, 2010

For this reason I took great heed while my host talked concerning him and of the qualities which go into making a successful postie under the aurora.

From Seeds of Pine by Janey Canuck

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 14,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training