postilion
noun
a person who rides the left horse of the leading or only pair of horses drawing a carriage.
postillion
-
a variation of
postilion.
Example Sentences
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Conrad's band plays "Hearts and Flowers" and Alexander Boss, the Newport, R. I., policeman who plays postillion on William H. Vanderbilt's coach, renders "Where Has My Little Dog Gone?" and "Pop Goes the Weasel."
From Time Magazine Archive
A great harvest waggon covered with flowers and garlands of leaves now drove up to the door, driven by Christian the coachman, who on that day acted as postillion.
From An Old Story of My Farming Days Vol. III (of III). (Ut Mine Stromtid) by Fritz Reuter
The postillion blew lustily on his horn, as he drove into the court-yard, and at the door of the mansion-house appeared three pale mourners in black raiment.
From Seed-time and Harvest A Novel by Fritz Reuter
The page flew downstairs as fast as he could, and before the servants had noticed the postillion, he seized hold of the letters.
From Count Br?hl by Jo?zef Ignacy Kraszewski
Qu.—Did you ever see an old horce, holler-eyed and bony, limp-legged and pur-blind, kivvered with a gold-plated harniss and waited upon by a spruce postillion, and a liveryed coachman?
From The Complete Works of Josh Billings by Henry W. Shaw
