What's the difference between hostie and postie?

Hostie


Definition:

  • (n.) The consecrated wafer; the host.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) In the Dr Jayant Patel case, dealing with pre-trial prejudice, he said, with an appropriate sprinkle of Latin, that “In Queensland, the appellant was seen as a hostis humani generis.” Bill Shorten at the royal commission: no killer blow, but now for the aftermath Read more For added clarity that’s, “enemy of all mankind”.
  • (2) Hosty use of surgery in these patients carries a high risk of iatrogenic complications and little potential for improvement.

Postie


Definition:

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The contributing elements to boundaries of the round window niche are superiorly the tegmen fossula fenestra rotunda (roof support), inferiorly the fustis (depth) and area concamerata, anteriorly the sustentaculum (support) and postis anterior (anterior pillar), and posteriorly the postis posterior (posterior pillar) and the subiculum (underlying supporting structure).
  • (2) This morning's meeting was with Gareth, a Postie nicknamed after Corporal Pike from Dad's Army."
  • (3) She’d be really proud.” He added: “It wasn’t that long ago I was a postie and playing for St Ives.
  • (4) In a shrinking letters market having two posties following each other up the same garden path is inefficient.
  • (5) Are we really going to have "multiple posties" on UK streets?
  • (6) So don’t complain about the posties, train drivers, cabin crews and baggage handlers – they’re only doing what we all should in 2017.

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