noun
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a man or boy who brings the post round to offices
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another name for postilion
Etymology
Origin of postboy
Example Sentences
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He had the air of a postboy run to seed.
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.
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
She ran downstairs and out into the yard singing under her breath, and saw the postboy coming up the drive.
From Beggars on Horseback by Jesse, F. Tennyson (Fryniwyd Tennyson)
Meanwhile Kate watched the postboy as he untied the luggage and deposited it at her side.
From The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) by Lever, Charles James
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