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Postilion vs Posterior - What's the difference?

postilion | posterior |

As nouns the difference between postilion and posterior

is that postilion is a rider mounted on the near (left) leading horse who guides the team pulling a carriage while posterior is the buttocks.

As an adjective posterior is

located behind, or towards the rear of an object.

postilion

English

Alternative forms

* postillion

Noun

(en noun)
  • A rider mounted on the near (left) leading horse who guides the team pulling a carriage.

    • See also

    * ("postilion" on Wikipedia)

    posterior

    English

    Alternative forms

    * posteriour (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Located behind, or towards the rear of an object.
  • Following in order or in time.
  • (anatomy) Nearer the back end; nearer the caudal end of the body in quadrupeds or the dorsal end in bipeds.
  • (botany) Next to, or facing the main stem or axis.

    • Synonyms

    * (located behind or towards the rear) rear, hinder, back * (Following in order or in time) later

    Antonyms

    * anterior

    Derived terms

    * posteriorly

    Coordinate terms

    * *

    Related terms

    * See post- * posteriorize

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (euphemistic) The buttocks.

    • Anagrams

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