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Synonyms for postilion

Most common

rider jockey coachman

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

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

Related words

Other spellings
postillion

Forms

Plural
postilions → riders, jockeys, coachmen…

Example sentences

  • rider That rider is trying to catch up with the peloton.
  • jockey I know that Tom used to be a disc jockey.
  • coachman The horse does the work and the coachman is tipped.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
postilionrising
riderrising
jockeyrising
coachmanrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
rider2
6 letters
jockey2
8 letters
coachman2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rider2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
postillon
Deutsch
Postillon