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When two kids came along, I couldn't see how I could support them. The way it played out, I was away from the theatre for five years. I was a postie for the first part and then worked as an advertising copywriter, but I somehow found my way back.
Peter Hambleton

Meaning of "postie" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF POSTIE

postie  [ˈpəʊstɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POSTIE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Postie is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POSTIE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

postie

Mail carrier

A mail carrier, mailman, postal carrier, postman, postwoman, postman/postwoman, letter carrier or postie UK is an employee of the post office or postal service, who delivers mail and parcel post to residences and businesses. The term “mail carrier” came to be used as a gender-neutral substitute for “mailman” soon after women began performing the job. In the Royal Mail, the official name changed from "letter carrier" to "postman" in 1883, and "postwoman" has also been used for many years.

Definition of postie in the English dictionary

The definition of postie in the dictionary is a postman.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POSTIE


Asti
ˈæstɪ
busty
ˈbʌstɪ
Christie
ˈkrɪstɪ
Christy
ˈkrɪstɪ
dusty
ˈdʌstɪ
dynasty
ˈdɪnəstɪ
frowsty
ˈfraʊstɪ
ghosty
ˈɡəʊstɪ
gousty
ˈɡaʊstɪ
honesty
ˈɒnɪstɪ
hostie
ˈhəʊstɪ
misty
ˈmɪstɪ
nasty
ˈnɑːstɪ
rusty
ˈrʌstɪ
sixty
ˈsɪkstɪ
tasty
ˈteɪstɪ
teste
ˈtɛstɪ
testy
ˈtɛstɪ
toastie
ˈtəʊstɪ
toasty
ˈtəʊstɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POSTIE

postical
postiche
posticous
postil
postilion
postillate
postillation
postillator
postilled
postiller
postilling
postillion
postimperial
postimpressionism
postimpressionist
postimpressionistic
postinaugural
postindustrial
postinfection
posting

WORDS THAT END LIKE POSTIE

beastie
bestie
blastie
crosstie
fastie
gustie
hirstie
pastie
prostie
pull a fastie
toustie
tystie
westie

Synonyms and antonyms of postie in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «postie» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POSTIE

Find out the translation of postie to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of postie from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «postie» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

postie
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

postie
570 millions of speakers

English

postie
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

postie
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

postie
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

почтальон
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

postie
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

postie
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

postier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Postie
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

postie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

郵便配達員
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

postie 운반
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nggoleki
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

postie
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

postie
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पोस्टी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

postie
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

postie
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

postie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

листоноша
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

postie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

postie
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Postie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

postie
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

postie
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of postie

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POSTIE»

The term «postie» is regularly used and occupies the 104.104 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POSTIE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «postie» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «postie» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about postie

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QUOTES WITH «POSTIE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word postie.
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Peter Hambleton
When two kids came along, I couldn't see how I could support them. The way it played out, I was away from the theatre for five years. I was a postie for the first part and then worked as an advertising copywriter, but I somehow found my way back.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POSTIE»

Discover the use of postie in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to postie and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Going Postal: The Ups and Downs of Travelling the World on a ...
When Nathan Millward learns that he has just 20 days to leave Australia before his visa expires, he has a choice to make: fly home to England on the return ticket he already has, or set off on the adventure of a lifetime riding a ...
Nathan Millward, 2011
2
The Postie and The Priest: A Look at Father Bob Maguire ...
A Look at Father Bob Maguire Through His Letterbox Ron Burrows. The welfare of the battlers takes precedence in Bob's life. He looks upon them as his personal responsibility and is penniless as a consequence. He feeds and fends for 'those ...
Ron Burrows, 2013
3
Postie
Meet Charley Harney - a postie in Perth. Find out what she does and all about the people who work with her to get the mail to your door.
Sarah Warbrick, 2003
4
Postie
Tied closely to the curriculum at this level, this series is an excellent resource for both the classroom and the library.
Cameron Macintosh, 2010
5
Kia Ora Postie: A Love Affair with Kiwi Letterboxes
This little gift book celebrates the humble Kiwi letter box in all its glory.
‎2006
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Going Postal: The Ups and Downs of Travelling the World on a ...
'Eat, Pray, Love' meets 'The Long Way Round' in this inspiring adventure story about a man called Nathan, an Australia Post bike called Dot, and everything that happened when they chose the road less travelled.
Nathan Millward, 2011
7
English Grammar Workbook For Dummies
know the postie would get her hand stuck in our letterbox trying to deliver it? A. us , us. The preposition to needs an object, and so your first answer has to be us. The second needs to be an object pronoun (the subject is our aunty), making ...
Nuala O'Sullivan, Geraldine Woods, 2010
8
Petra the Postie
These engaging stories, each cleverly blending Australian animal facts with fiction and illustrated by Steve Parish's wonderful images are sure to become bedtime favourites in your family.
Karin Cox, 2011
9
How to Cheat at Managing Windows Server Update Services
Two shareware utilities—delold.exe and postie.exe—are used to determine the age of the files and to physically delete them, where postie.exe is used as a command-line mail sender to e-mail the results of your clients to you after they run the ...
B. Barber, 2005
10
Report
Exhibitors — R. & W. Postie, Camp Chase, Ohio ; Eli Crall & Son, Evansville, Wis. ; Interlaken Farms. Rolling Prairie, Ind. Ram 2 years old or over — First, R. & W. Postie ; Second, Eli Crall & Son ; Third, Eli Crall & Son. Ram 1 year and under 2 ...
Wisconsin. State Board of Agriculture, 1913

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POSTIE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term postie is used in the context of the following news items.
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Postie fractures ribs in NZ Post buggy crash
Postie Spencer Salt was one of the first to drive the new mail delivery vehicle unveiled by New Zealand Post in New Plymouth, in June. «Taranaki Daily News, Jul 15»
2
World's first cheese toasty subscription gets national support
The Cheese Postie business received 308 backers, who pledged £3,809 – 190% more than targeted - via the crowdfunding website Kickstarter ... «British Baker, Jul 15»
3
Neighbourhood surprise party bids popular postie fond farewell
Dave Ecker, right, a letter carrier on the Mountain was treated to a surprise party by people on his route as a farewell since the neighourhood ... «Hamilton Spectator, Jul 15»
4
Postwoman confronted by naked Thatcham man
A POSTWOMAN was confronted with a naked customer who blithely asked: “Anything for me, postie?” Newbury magistrates heard the ... «Newbury Weekly News Group, Jul 15»
5
Dunmow man's Cheese Postie venture delivers grilled cheese …
An entrepreneur from Dunmow is aiming to become a big cheese - with a new sandwich mail order business. The concept has already proved ... «Herts and Essex Observer, Jul 15»
6
Chipotle Shares Reverse After-Hours Decline To Gobble Up New High
By mid-day Wednesday shares climbed as much as 8.3% into postie territory to $728.83, a new high. Chipotle shares are now up almost 6% for ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
7
August 'set to be a scorcher' as postie weatherman predicts return of …
The weekend was a washout but before you splash out on a sun holiday, August is set to be a scorcher. Donegal postman and amateur ... «Belfast Live, Jul 15»
8
Postie prepares for the ride of her life
But in all that time she says she has never tackled anything like next month's Gibb River Postie Bike Ride, a charity event organised to raise ... «Community Newspaper Group, Jul 15»
9
First class postie delivers letter to 'Your man'
A letter sent from Belfast to Buncrana in Co Donegal has been making headlines, having arrived safely despite simply being addressed to ... «UTV Ireland, Jul 15»
10
Drink-drive postie banned from the roads for 18 months
A postman has been banned from the road after he admitted getting behind the wheel while more that twice the legal drink drive limit. Haldors ... «Aberdeen Press and Journal, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Postie [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/postie>. May 2024 ».
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