Noun: postilion pó'stil-yun [N. Amer], pó'sti-lee-un [Brit]
- Someone who rides the near horse of a pair in order to guide the horses pulling a carriage (especially a carriage without a coachman)
"The postilion skilfully manoeuvred the horses through the narrow city streets";
- postillion
Derived forms: postilions
Type of: equestrian, horseback rider
Encyclopedia: Postilion