Any of a series of men stationed at suitable places along appointed post-roads, the duty of each being to ride with, or forward speedily to the…
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| 释义 | society > communication > correspondence > postal services > person or vehicle that carries letters or mail > [noun] > person > specific mounted (8) post1506 Any of a series of men stationed at suitable places along appointed post-roads, the duty of each being to ride with, or forward speedily to the… postman1529 In early use: a courier who rides post (obsolete). Later: a man or (now also) a woman who delivers letters and other items sent through the post… through-post1552 A courier or messenger who travels express all the way to the destination. Cf. post, n.3 2a. standing post1584 any one of a series of couriers or messengers stationed along a post route who carry letters, dispatches, etc., between one post-stage and… postilion1616 A person who rides a post-horse, a post-boy; (more generally) a courier, a swift messenger. Also figurative. Now rare. horse-post1668 a letter-carrier who travels on horseback; postal delivery by means of such carriers. postrider1705 a person who carries letters and other mail by horseback; one who rides express with news. rider1714 Originally and chiefly North American. A person who carries letters and other mail by horseback; = postrider n. at post, n.3 compounds 2. Now histo… |
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