Meanings
plural postillions
- alternativeAlternative spelling of postilion.
So saying, he ordered the postillion to the horses' heads, there to await his return.
1838, [Letitia Elizabeth] Landon (indicated as editor), chapter XXIII, in Duty and Inclination: […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 2951 more example
Barouches with gleaming lamps, a couple of gendarmes posted before the doors, a babel of postillions’ cries—nothing...
1842, Nikolai Gogol, translated by D. J. Hogarth, Dead Souls
Synonyms & antonyms
nounsomeone who rides the near horse of a pair in order to guide the horses pulling a carriage (especially a carriage without a coachman)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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postillion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postillion
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