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postboy

postboy noun: a male postilion.

Noun

postboy (plural postboys)

  1. (historical) A male postilion.
    • It is fitting that the vest should convey athleticism, since it was born as a warm but not constraining garment for postboys on horseback in 19th-century England (hence the high armhole and traditional wool front).2008 January 10, David Colman, “Ditching the Suit, the Vest Struts Its Stuff”, in New York Times
  2. A boy who carries letters from the post.

Forms of postboy

pluralpostboys

Origin of postboy

From post + boy.

Questions about postboy

What does postboy mean?
Postboy means a male postilion.
What part of speech is postboy?
Postboy is a noun.
What is the plural of postboy?
The plural of postboy is postboys.

Words near postboy in the dictionary

  1. postbounce
  2. postbourgeois
  3. postbox
  4. postboxes
  5. postboxing
  6. postboy
  7. postboys
  8. postbrachial
  9. postbrachytherapy
  10. postbranchial
  11. postbreak

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