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postrider
[
pohst
-rahy-der
]
post·rid·er
/
ˈpoʊstˌraɪ
dər
/
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pohst
-rahy-der
]
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noun
(formerly) a person who rode
post
;
a mounted mail carrier.
Origin:
1695–1705;
post
3
+
rider
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postrider
(ˈpəʊstˌraɪdə)
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n
(formerly) a person who delivered post on horseback
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