postrider
postrider noun: one who rides over a postroad to carry the mails.
Noun
postrider (plural postriders)
- One who rides over a postroad to carry the mails.
- Six persons were chosen as post-riders, to give due notice to the country towns of any attempt to land the tea by force1834–1874, George Bancroft, History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent, volume (please specify |volume=I to X), Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown and Company [et al.], →OCLC
Forms of postrider
| plural | postriders |
|---|---|
| alternative form | post rider |
| alternative form | post-rider |
Origin of postrider
From post + rider.
Questions about postrider
- What does postrider mean?
- Postrider means one who rides over a postroad to carry the mails.
- What part of speech is postrider?
- Postrider is a noun.
- What is the plural of postrider?
- The plural of postrider is postriders.
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