| 单词 | postrider |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspostrider postrider n. now historical a person who carries letters and other mail by horseback; one who rides express with news. ΘΚΠ society > communication > correspondence > postal services > person or vehicle that carries letters or mail > [noun] > person > specific mounted post1506 postman1529 through-post1552 standing post1584 postilion1616 horse-post1668 postrider1705 rider1714 1705 Boston News-let. 19 Nov. 2/2 Strayed..a sorrel Mare... Whoever can give any true intelligence of her to..the Post-rider..shall be sufficiently Rewarded. 1759 in Pennsylvania Gaz. 3 May 4/3 Ludwick Bierley, Lancaster post-rider,..informs his employers that it is now upwards of twelve months since he began to ride that stage. 1854 G. Bancroft Hist. Amer. Revol. III. xxvi. 531 Six persons were chosen as post-riders, to give due notice to the country towns of any attempt to land the tea by force. 1946 National Geographic Mag. July 42/1 There was a rude woodcut of a postrider on horseback, with saddlebags behind for carrying mail matter. 2004 National Post (Canada) (Nexis) 19 Feb. a19 In 1673, the first postrider galloped off from New York on his way to Boston establishing the first major overland route in the American colonies. < as lemmas |
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