postie

British

/ ˈpəʊstɪ /

noun

informal a postman

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It is part of the fabric of British life and many people still have a fond relationship with their 'postie', who walks down their path bringing their letters and parcels to their door.

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Postie Sam was just finishing her round when we caught up with her near a new St Mary's Walk sign that had been erected in the town with no apostrophe.

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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.

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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".

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

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