postrider

[ pohst-rahy-der ]
/ ˈpoʊstˌraɪ dər /

noun

(formerly) a person who rode post; a mounted mail carrier.

Origin of postrider

First recorded in 1695–1705; post3 + rider

Words nearby postrider

postprandial lipemia, postproduction, postpuberal, postpubescent, postremogeniture, postrider, postrorse, postscript, postseason, postsecondary, postsphygmic

Example sentences from the Web for postrider

  • Now the postrider was to the people of Revolutionary days what the telegraph or the telephone is to us today.

    Caesar Rodney's Ride |Henry Fisk Carlton

  • Write him a letter—send it by the postrider—urge upon him the enormous importance of his getting here by tomorrow morning.

    Caesar Rodney's Ride |Henry Fisk Carlton

  • Yes, yes, it's Rodney—Rodney and the postrider—they're coming!

    Caesar Rodney's Ride |Henry Fisk Carlton

British Dictionary definitions for postrider

postrider
/ (ˈpəʊstˌraɪdə) /

noun

(formerly) a person who delivered post on horseback