postilion

Significat (Anglès)

1. A rider mounted on the near (left) leading horse who guides the team pulling a carriage.
2. (obsolete) A post-boy, a messenger boy, a swift letter carrier.

Conceptes

postilló

Sinònims

postillion

cabman

coachman

driver

post-boy

Traduccions

postillon

postiglione

Postillion

postiljon

postilhão

Fuhrmann

Postilhão

Wagenlenker

αμαξηλάτης ιππεύων

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/pɒˈstɪlɪən/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From Middle French postillon, and its likely source, Italian postiglione (“guide for driver of post-coach”), from posta (“post”).