postilion
/poʊˈstɪliən/
noun
- A person who rides the leading horse of a team drawing a carriage or coach, especially when there is no coachman.
- The wealthy family hired a postilion to drive their carriage to the estate.
- In old paintings, you can see a postilion riding one of the front horses.
- The postilion guided the horses through the narrow country lane.