coachman
Americannoun
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the driver of a coach or carriage
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a fishing fly with white wings and a brown hackle
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Etymology
Origin of coachman
Example Sentences
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The coachman produced a pink box with a glass slipper inside, telling them: "I've come to find a princess."
From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026
Head coachman Matthew Power said the "hairs go up on the back of your neck" on such an occasion, but it was important to stay calm and to stop the horses from getting nervous.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2023
On July 6, 1810, Tanner gave that amount to Joseph Dougherty, a coachman for Thomas Jefferson, who used it to purchase Tanner’s freedom from her owner, Rachel Pratt, who sold Tanner that same day.
From Washington Post • Jul. 23, 2022
He needs her help to get up in the air but she insists, “I am not a coachman for hire.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2019
He waved off their coachman so that he might personally help Penelope into the carriage.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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