The difference between Mailman and Postie
When used as nouns, mailman means someone (implied male) who delivers mail to, and/or collects mail from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes, whereas postie means postman.
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Mailman as a noun (North America):
someone (implied male) who delivers mail to, and/or collects mail from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes
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Postie as a noun (UK, colloquial):
Postman.
Examples:
"Did the postie come this morning?"
"Thank you, postie."