estafette

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noun

A dispatch rider, especially military; a mounted courier.

OriginFrench estafette ← Italian staffetta →
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Meanings

nounestafette (plural estafettes)

plural estafettes · alternative estafet

  1. obsoleteA dispatch rider, especially military; a mounted courier.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
dispatch rider

Origin

  1. Italianstaffetta
  2. Frenchestafette
  3. Englishestafette

Borrowed from French estafette, from Italian staffetta, diminutive of staffa (“stirrup”).

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APA

estafette. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/estafette

MLA

“estafette.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/estafette. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “estafette,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/estafette.

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