Postie

//ˈpəʊsti// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Diminutive of postman or postwoman. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, colloquial, diminutive, form-of

    "Did the postie come this morning?"

  2. 2
    Diminutive of postal worker. Canada, colloquial, diminutive, form-of, rare

Synonyms

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letter carriermailmanpostmanposto

Example

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"The postie hasn’t already been, has he?"

Etymology

From post + -ie.

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