postie

English

Etymology

From post +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpəʊsti/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -əʊsti

Noun

postie (plural posties)

1. (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, colloquial) diminutive of postman, postwoman.

   Did the postie come this morning?

   Thank you, postie.

2. (Canada, rare, colloquial) diminutive of postal worker.

Synonyms

• (standard) mailman (US), postman (British, Canadian, Australian, New Zealand)
• letter carrier
• (colloquial, slang) posto (Australia)

Anagrams

• sopite