postilion
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of postilion
1580–90; earlier postillon < Middle French < Italian postiglione, derivative of posta post 3
Example Sentences
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He helped stabilize a postilion of need as a platoon designated hitter.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 14, 2023
It weighs four tonnes and is pulled at walking pace by eight grey horses, with a mounted rider or postilion for each pair.
From BBC ● May 4, 2023
The postilion who was riding the horse sprawled upon the road.
From Time Magazine Archive
The horses were put to, good-byes were said to the coachman and postilion—long-legged Tanaichonok was acting as postilion on this occasion—and the pair resumed their journey.
From A Russian Gentleman by S. T. (Sergei Timofeevich) Aksakov
"Drive on, sir," said Miss Dinah to the postilion, "and pull up at the stone cross."
From Barrington Volume II (of II) by Charles James Lever
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