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 this moment two o'clock struck, the postilion cracked his whip, and the carriage which held Blanche started.
From The Barber of Paris by Kock, Charles Paul de
"I repeat to you she will start alone—a postilion and two well-armed men behind the carriage will answer to me for her safety."
From The Barber of Paris by Kock, Charles Paul de
