(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