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

He had the air of a postboy run to seed.

From Ovington's Bank by Weyman, Stanley J.

In works of art the value of contrast is well known, and a better example than the face of the postboy offers to that of his questioner could not be imagined.

From John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1 by Frith, William Powell

Towards daylight, with guide and postboy, and closely buttoned armas, of skin leggings, with faces turned from the tempest, we made the attempt.

From Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia by Wise, H. A. (Henry Augustus)

But seeing then that the postboy steadied his pair and knew his business, he let it pass.

From Ovington's Bank by Weyman, Stanley J.

Quite the gentleman, sir, but that positive, the postboy told me, and talkative, you'd think he was the Emperor of China!

From Chippinge Borough by Weyman, Stanley J.