English Dictionary

postilion

IPA（発音記号）

/pɒˈstɪlɪən/

名詞

廃用

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

日本語の意味

馬車を牽引する馬のうち、左側先頭の馬に乗って車を導く騎手。 / (時代遅れの用法) 郵便や伝書などを迅速に行う少年、使い走りの郵便配達人。

The postilion skillfully guided the team through the narrow village streets, his reins steady as the carriage creaked behind them.

馬車を引く一列の先頭の馬の左側に乗って隊を導く乗り手は、狭い村道を巧みに進み、手綱は安定していて後ろの馬車は軋んでいた。

意味（1）

A rider mounted on the near (left) leading horse who guides the team pulling a carriage.

C’est un garcon de bonne fortune, said the landlord, pointing through the window to half a dozen wenches who had got round about La Fleur, and were most kindly taking their leave of him, as the postilion was leading out the horses.

意味（2）

(obsolete) A post-boy, a messenger boy, a swift letter carrier.

postilions （ plural ）