dispatch rider

English

Noun

dispatch rider (plural dispatch riders)

(military) A messenger on a motorcycle.
A postrider or mounted courier (eg the US Pony Express)

Synonyms

estafette (obsolete)

Translations

military messenger

French: estafette (fr) f
German: Meldereiter m
Greek: αγγελιοφόρος (el) m (angeliofóros)

Further reading

dispatch rider on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Pony Express on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Post riders on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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