postilion

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/pɒˈstɪljən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pō stil′yən, po-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pos•til•ion  (pō stil′yən, 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•til′lion. 
  • Italian postiglione, derivative of posta post3
  • Middle French
  • earlier postillon 1580–90
pos•til′ioned, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
postilion, postillion / pɒˈstɪljən/
  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
'postilion' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
postboy

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