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postrider

[ pohst-rahy-der ]

noun

  1. (formerly) a person who rode post; a mounted mail carrier.


postrider

/ ˈpəʊstˌraɪdə /

noun

  1. (formerly) a person who delivered post on horseback
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of postrider1

First recorded in 1695–1705; post 3 + rider
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Example Sentences

Write him a letter—send it by the postrider—urge upon him the enormous importance of his getting here by tomorrow morning.

Now the postrider was to the people of Revolutionary days what the telegraph or the telephone is to us today.

Yes, yes, it's Rodney—Rodney and the postrider—they're coming!

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