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
Another convincing proof that he rode as a postilion is, that his boots are spurred.
From The Cries of London Exhibiting Several of the Itinerant Traders of Antient and Modern Times by Smith, John Thomas
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
