"dispatch rider" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dispatch riders [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dispatch rider (plural dispatch riders)
  1. (military) A messenger on a motorcycle. Categories (topical): Military Synonyms: estafette [obsolete] Translations (military messenger): estafette [feminine] (French), Meldereiter [masculine] (German), αγγελιοφόρος (angeliofóros) [masculine] (Greek)
    Sense id: en-dispatch_rider-en-noun-hNetMpet Topics: government, military, politics, war Disambiguation of 'military messenger': 75 25
  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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86

Inflected forms

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