post-runnern.

Brit.

/ˈpəʊs(t)ˌrʌnə/, U.S.

/ˈpoʊs(t)ˌrənər/

Forms: see post n.³ and runner n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: post n.³, runner n.¹

Etymology: < post n.³ + runner n.¹, originally after to run (also ride) the post at post n.³ Phrases 1. Compare postrider n. at post n.³ Compounds 2.

In early use: †a person travelling express, on foot or horseback, with messages, letters, etc.; a courier, messenger (obsolete). Later: a person who carries the post or mail on foot along a particular route.

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society > communication > correspondence > postal services > person or vehicle that carries letters or mail > [noun] > person > specific on foot

foot post1578

post-runner1596

penny foot-posta1625

1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1895) II. x. 403 Thir postrinneris [L. internuncium] beginis to contemne the command.

1828 N. Amer. Rev. July 111 He is a Boisbrulé by birth, and a post-runner by occupation.

1879 R. L. Stevenson Trav. with Donkey 39 A cavalcade of stride-legged ladies and a pair of post-runners.

1938 Geogr. Jrnl. 91 503 Post-runners carry the mails to Gangtok... Running from dawn to dusk in relays of about 8 miles they covered the 330 miles from Lhasa to Gangtok in from eight to ten days.

1982 J. Mackay Guinness Bk. Stamps 25 The foot-post, post-runner..or postman is literally the foot soldier of the world's postal services.

1999 Stamp Mag. Dec. 93/1 In the centre Reuter's Telegraph Service appeared in three lines, above the names of two places served by the post-runners.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	post-runner
释义	post-runnern. Brit. /ˈpəʊs(t)ˌrʌnə/, U.S. /ˈpoʊs(t)ˌrənər/ Forms: see post n.³ and runner n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: post n.³, runner n.¹ Etymology: < post n.³ + runner n.¹, originally after to run (also ride) the post at post n.³ Phrases 1. Compare postrider n. at post n.³ Compounds 2. In early use: †a person travelling express, on foot or horseback, with messages, letters, etc.; a courier, messenger (obsolete). Later: a person who carries the post or mail on foot along a particular route. ΘΚΠ society > communication > correspondence > postal services > person or vehicle that carries letters or mail > [noun] > person > specific on foot foot post1578 post-runner1596 penny foot-posta1625 1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1895) II. x. 403 Thir postrinneris [L. internuncium] beginis to contemne the command. 1828 N. Amer. Rev. July 111 He is a Boisbrulé by birth, and a post-runner by occupation. 1879 R. L. Stevenson Trav. with Donkey 39 A cavalcade of stride-legged ladies and a pair of post-runners. 1938 Geogr. Jrnl. 91 503 Post-runners carry the mails to Gangtok... Running from dawn to dusk in relays of about 8 miles they covered the 330 miles from Lhasa to Gangtok in from eight to ten days. 1982 J. Mackay Guinness Bk. Stamps 25 The foot-post, post-runner..or postman is literally the foot soldier of the world's postal services. 1999 Stamp Mag. Dec. 93/1 In the centre Reuter's Telegraph Service appeared in three lines, above the names of two places served by the post-runners. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1596
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