postboys
Horse-mounted letter carriers
Postboys is the plural of postboy, a historical term for a boy or man who rode post—carrying mail on horseback along a designated route, or riding as a guide alongside a post-chaise.
The term belongs to the era before railways and motorized transport: The postboys changed horses at the inn.
Horse-drawn postal vehicle
- stagecoachHorse-drawn route vehicle
- postilionCarriage lead-horse rider
- posthornCourier's signaling instrument
- postmasterPostal office manager
mailbag · courier · turnpike · innkeeper · livery · carriage · highwayman · tavern
Delivery person or service
- dispatchSend with speed
- bearerOne who conveys something
- carrierOne that transports
- heraldOfficial news announcer
envoy · go-between · intermediary · page · crier · runner · errand · delivery
Immature young man
- youngsterPerson of tender years
- ladBoy or young man
- greenhornInexperienced, gullible newcomer
- apprenticeLearner bound to employer
servant · stableboy · groom · inexperience · whippersnapper · fledgling · boy · juvenile
mailcoach
Horse-drawn postal vehicle
- stagecoachHorse-drawn route vehicle
- postilionCarriage lead-horse rider
- posthornCourier's signaling instrument
postmaster · mailbag · courier · turnpike · innkeeper · livery · carriage · highwayman · tavern · waybill
courier
Delivery person or service
herald · envoy · go-between · intermediary · page · crier · runner · errand · delivery · express
stripling
Immature young man
apprentice · servant · stableboy · groom · inexperience · whippersnapper · fledgling · boy · juvenile · minor
postboyspostmasters
Post office heads
postmaster general · postmistresses · postal inspectors · station masters