as in postmen
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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Two postmen came every day; the one from the South generally came earlier.—
Colm Tóibín,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026 -
Boy Scouts marched, as did fraternities, high-school classes, postmen, and newspaper columnists.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Soldiers were as ubiquitous to him as mailmen.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Residents in Highland Park, Highwood, Fort Sheridan, and parts of Deerfield and Lake Forest were asked to leave non-perishable food in their mailboxes ahead of Saturday, May 9, for letter carriers to pick up.—
Elyssa Kaufman,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
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Two Connecticut letter carriers will be honored with the National Safety Council‘s Million Mile Award this week.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Posties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posties. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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