coachman

[ kohch-muhn ]

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noun,plural coach·men.

a man employed to drive a coach or carriage.
Angling. royal coachman.

Origin of coachman

First recorded in 1570–80; coach + -man

Other words from coachman

un·der·coach·man, noun, plural un·der·coach·men.

Words Nearby coachman

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How to use coachman in a sentence

On his head was the second-hand hat of some parvenu's coachman, gold lace, cockade and all.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James Wills
They had to go to school at the town to which their old friend the new coachman drove.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries | Charles G. Harper
Yes, replied Brittles; I sent a message up by the coachman, and I only wonder they werent here before, sir.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3) | Charles Dickens
The coachman gathers up his reins and shakes squarely down into his seat; the ostlers step back.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries | Charles G. Harper
Generally, there is but one horse, at the side of which both the coachman and footman run on foot.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida Pfeiffer

British Dictionary definitions for coachman

coachman

/ (ˈkəʊtʃmən) /

nounplural -men

the driver of a coach or carriage
a fishing fly with white wings and a brown hackle

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