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postrider

[pohst-rahy-der]

post·rid·er

[pohst-rahy-der]
noun
(formerly) a person who rode post; a mounted mail carrier.

Origin:
1695–1705; post3 + rider
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postrider (ˈpəʊstˌraɪdə)
 
n
(formerly) a person who delivered post on horseback

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