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
"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
At that moment she caught sight of a chaise driven by a postilion in an orange jacket.
From Rich Relatives by MacKenzie, Compton
