After the introduction of  stagecoaches by the postal service in Germany in the mid-17th century (Passenger transportation), the drivers of the postal coaches were called postillions. Semantically related terms included Postkutscher (stage driver), Fuhrmann (carter), Postreiter or Postreuter (post rider), who served as a messenger transporting the knapsack (Ranzen or Rucksack) containing letters from post station to post station, and Postknecht or Fuhrknecht (postal servant), who drove the coach carrying freight, packages, and letters. The loanword postillion (…