dispatch rider
noun
chiefly British
: someone who delivers messages or packages especially by traveling on a motorcycle
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When Louis enlisted as a motorbike dispatch rider for the French Army, in 1914, his wife operated the device.
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Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 13 July 2025
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Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 13 July 2025
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“Dispatch rider.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dispatch%20rider. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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