postboy

American  

[pohst-boi] / ˈpoʊstˌbɔɪ /

noun

1. (formerly) a boy or man who rode post or carried mail.

2. a postilion.

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postboy British  

/ ˈpəʊstˌbɔɪ /

noun

1. a man or boy who brings the post round to offices

2. another name for postilion

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Etymology

Origin of postboy

First recorded in 1580–90; post ³ + boy

Example Sentences

"Hollo!" cried the postboy, and cracked his whip.

From The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 by Various

They were fresh, and the old postboy, feeling himself in luck, and exhilarated by what he called "as queer a start as ever was," was determined to merit the largest fee.

From Ovington's Bank by Weyman, Stanley J.

But the postboy only buttoned up the collar of his coat around his face, thrust his whip into his boot, and, drawing his sleeves over his hands, sat a perfect picture of fatalism.

From The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) by Lever, Charles James

But the postboy, a sportsman with his heart in the game, had ridden in, waving his whip and shouting for horses, and his good word spread like magic.

From Ovington's Bank by Weyman, Stanley J.

The grooms moved on also, while the leading postboy, standing up in his stirrups, scanned the current with evident misgiving.

From Sophia A Romance by Weyman, Stanley John