postboy C2 Topic:Transportation US /ˈpoʊstˌbɔɪ/ UK /ˈpəʊstbɔɪ/ See IPA manual Freq #1316984 Meanings 1 noun historically, a boy or man who rode a post horse to guide a hired carriage; a postilion The postboy urged the lead horse up the muddy hill. 2 noun a boy employed to carry or deliver letters A postboy brought the packet from the neighboring town. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · historically, a boy or man... postilionpost rider 2 noun · a boy employed to carry or... mail carriermessenger Word family Related forms post horsestagecoachmail coach Etymology A compound of post, referring to the relay system for horses and mail, and boy. It named both a rider attached to horse-post transport and a young carrier of letters. Topics Transportation External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # postboy **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpoʊstˌbɔɪ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpəʊstbɔɪ/ **Frequency rank:** 1316984 ## Meanings 1. historically, a boy or man who rode a post horse to guide a hired carriage; a postilion 2. a boy employed to carry or deliver letters ## Examples - The postboy urged the lead horse up the muddy hill. - A postboy brought the packet from the neighboring town. ## Synonyms - postilion - post rider - messenger ## Related Forms - post horse - stagecoach - mail coach ## Etymology A compound of post, referring to the relay system for horses and mail, and boy. It named both a rider attached to horse-post transport and a young carrier of letters. ## Topics - Transportation markdown