单词 | postrider |
释义 | postrider in British English (ˈpəʊstˌraɪdə) noun (formerly) a person who delivered post on horseback postrider in American English (ˈpoʊstˌraɪdər) noun Obsolete a person who carried the post, or mail, on horseback; post postrider in American English (ˈpoustˌraidər) noun (formerly) a person who rode post; a mounted mail carrier Word origin [1695–1705; post3 + rider]This word is first recorded in the period 1695–1705. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: caisson, exponential, nucleus, telescopic, thoroughbred |
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