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POSTILLION

Dictionary entry overview: What does postillion mean?

• POSTILLION (noun)
The noun POSTILLION has 1 sense:

1. someone who rides the near horse of a pair in order to guide the horses pulling a carriage (especially a carriage without a coachman)

Familiarity information: POSTILLION used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• POSTILLION (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Someone who rides the near horse of a pair in order to guide the horses pulling a carriage (especially a carriage without a coachman)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

postilion; postillion

Hypernyms ("postillion" is a kind of...):

equestrian; horseback rider; horseman (a man skilled in equitation)

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