Sentence examples for dispatch rider from inspiring English sources

Dictionary

dispatch rider

noun

A messenger on a motorcycle.

synonyms

Exact(12)

I was a dispatch rider in the desert, but I never took part in any fighting.

Graham Walker was an army dispatch rider during World War One and later became a successful motorcycle racer.

He appears to be some kind of dispatch rider, a letter bearer, but that is all we – and he – know.

During the first world war her father, James, was a cavalryman and her mother, Nellie (nee Hodges), a dispatch rider who later raced motorcycles.

Allingham had just turned 18 when the first world war broke out and wanted to volunteer for the army as a dispatch rider.

He described stopping his motorbike (he was a dispatch rider), pulling off his helmet and taking the call from the police that would change his life.

Show more...

Similar(48)

In Paris, French prosecutors open a criminal inquiry into the photographers and dispatch riders arrested at the scene.

Pugs steam across picnic blankets like asthmatic footstools as owners – part-time models, retired dispatch riders – chat like parents at the school gate.

Other means of communication such as runners, flags, pigeons, lamps and dispatch riders were used but were found inadequate.

The equites were used as scouts and dispatch riders rather than battlefield cavalry.

The cavalry troops were used as scouts and dispatch riders rather than battlefield cavalry.

Show more...

Ludwig, your English writing platform

Write better and faster with AI suggestions while staying true to your unique style.

Student

Used by millions of students, scientific researchers, professional translators and editors from all over the world!

MitStanfordHarvardAustralian Nationa UniversityNanyangOxford

Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak quote

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak

CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com

Get started for free

Unlock your writing potential with Ludwig

Letters

Most frequent sentences: