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postilion

[poh-stil-yuhn, po-] / poʊˈstɪl yən, pɒ- /


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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 postilion on the “wheeler” had turned himself about in the saddle in order to have a peep through the front window of the carriage.

From Checkmate by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan

No; that would never have done, but it would have been a big relief for the postilion, or whoever it was that had to carry Miss Clarissa's effusions to their destination.

From Of All Things by Benchley, Robert C.




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