Word: postriders
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: po
stri
ders
Definition: Plural of postrider; describes a horse and rider postal delivery system that existed at various times and various places throughout history
Morphemes:
Affix: post
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To travel with relays of horses; to travel by post horses, originally as a courier.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: poste
Language: fr
Decoded: poste
PoS: Noun
Meaning: mail, postal service/system
Affix: ride
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An instance of riding.
Affix: -er
Language: en
Meaning: agent noun
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ārius
Language: la
Decoded: -arius
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -er; Used to form nouns denoting an agent of use, such as a dealer or artisan, from other nouns.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.