postilion
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
At that moment she caught sight of a chaise driven by a postilion in an orange jacket.
From Rich Relatives by Compton MacKenzie
She instantly demanded fresh horses, for following them; but the postilion said, that he must return directly to Exeter, with his chaise; and enquired where she would alight.
From The Wanderer (Volume 5 of 5) or, Female Difficulties by Fanny Burney
