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postie

postie

1 8.4
A person who delivers letters and parcels to homes and shops
  • noun
  • /ˈpəʊsti/
  • Australian
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  • By day, he is a postie and a music therapist.

But posties, Yeah, like I would never look at any of you guys and be like, this is the battle I'm going to pick.

Examples

  • But posties, Yeah, like I would never look at any of you guys and be like, this is the battle I'm going to pick.

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  • Postie delivered to the wrong address?

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  • Let's get the postie.

    Wicked Little Letters (2024)

  • YOU'RE NOTHING BUT A FREAKING POSTIE.

    The Rig (2010)

  • AND I DON'T TAKE CRAP FORM POSTIES.

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  • The postie brought my package right to my doorstep this afternoon.

  • Every morning, the postie delivers letters and parcels to our neighborhood.

  • I waved to the postie as she rode by on her bicycle delivering mail.

Synonyms

messenger
vspostie
258 2.4

A person who delivers letters or small packages to other people

is an informal word for a public postal worker not a general delivery person
carrier
vspostie
238 2.9

A person or company that delivers letters and packages

is an informal personal term for an individual postal worker not broad transport services
mailman
vspostie
  • US
96 1.0

A person who delivers letters and packages to people's homes and businesses

is an informal, casual and gender-neutral alternative to that male term
courier
vspostie
94 3.8

A person who carries and delivers messages or packages

is an informal term mainly for public postal delivery not hired deliveries
postman
vspostie
  • UK
38 1.0

A person who delivers letters and parcels to homes and businesses

is an informal, casual and gender-neutral alternative to that male term
mail carrier
vspostie
  • US
7 2.0

A person who delivers letters and packages to homes and businesses

is an informal, casual term for the same job
letter carrier
vspostie
  • US
4 2.3

A person who delivers mail and packages to homes and shops

is an informal, casual term used instead of this neutral job title
mailwoman
vspostie
  • US
1 2.0

A woman who delivers letters and packages to homes and businesses

is an informal, casual and gender-neutral alternative to that female term
postwoman
vspostie
  • UK
2.1

A woman who delivers letters and packages to homes and shops

is an informal, casual and gender-neutral alternative to that female term
postboy
vspostie
  • Archaic
9.3

A boy who rode a horse to deliver mail in the past

is an informal modern word used generally not an age-specific historical role

How Fast

courier
94 3.8
deliverer
1 2.7
postie
  • Australian
1 8.4

Surface Forms

postie singular
posties plural

Morphology

postie = post (transparent) = post + ie

Formed directly from 'post' with the informal diminutive/agentive '-ie', producing the familiar informal term for a postal worker.

Etymology

Postie comes from post meaning 'mail' and the friendly ending -ie, which makes a short, informal name. So a postie is simply someone who delivers letters and parcels.