"dispatch rider" meaning in All languages combined

See dispatch rider on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: dispatch riders [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dispatch rider (plural dispatch riders)
  1. (military) A messenger on a motorcycle. Synonyms: estafette [obsolete] Translations (military messenger): estafette [feminine] (French), Meldereiter [masculine] (German), αγγελιοφόρος (angeliofóros) [masculine] (Greek)
    Sense id: en-dispatch_rider-en-noun-hNetMpet Categories (other): Military Topics: government, military, politics, war Disambiguation of 'military messenger': 78 22
  2. A postrider or mounted courier (eg the US Pony Express)
    Sense id: en-dispatch_rider-en-noun-~h5SJp~p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 43 57

Inflected forms

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