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单词 postillion
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pos•til•ion  (pō stilyən, po-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person who rides the left horse of the leading or only pair of horses drawing a carriage.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] pos•tillion. 
  • Italian postiglione, derivative of posta post3
  • Middle French
  • earlier postillon 1580–90
pos•tilioned, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
postilion, postillion /pɒˈstɪljən/ n
  1. a person who rides the near horse of the leaders in order to guide a team of horses drawing a coach
Etymology: 16th Century: from French postillon, from Italian postiglione, from posta post³
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