as in postman
a person who delivers mail
the sort of small Cornish village in which the local postie knows everyone's business
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Noun
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In the third row is an exceptionally tall young man, still wearing his postman’s uniform.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026 -
When layabout postman Jesper gets assigned to the frozen town of Smeerensburg with an ultimatum to process 6,000 letters, a reclusive toymaker might be his only hope.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
15 May 2026
Noun
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The owner’s name was Sidney Steele and his grandfather was Ashbel Steele, one of the first permanent settlers in River Forest, who served as the coroner, sheriff and postmaster.—
Myrna Petlicki,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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It was built in 1830 by William Love, who, as the municipality’s first postmaster, had the privilege of bestowing a name on the town.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The mail was delivered, but the mailman didn’t take the food.—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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Chicago, the city where John Prine began his career as a singing mailman in the early Seventies and where he was eventually discovered by Kris Kristofferson, will play host to a major tribute concert to the late singer-songwriter just days before what would have been Prine’s 80th birthday.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2026
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“Postie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postie. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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