How to pronounce postilion
American English pronunciation
puh-STIL-yun
- IPA
- /pəˈstɪljən/
- Syllables
- puh · STIL · yun (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
- Also said
- poh-STIL-yun
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What postilion means
A rider on a lead horse who guides a team pulling a carriage
In a sentence: The postilion sat on the front left horse and steered the royal coach through the gates.
Where it comes from: It came from French, and likely before that from an Italian word for a guide for a mail coach driver.
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