Top Definitions
Quiz
Examples

coucher

[ koo-cher, kou- ]

/ ˈku tʃər, ˈkaʊ- /

Save This Word!

noun Papermaking.

the worker who transfers sheets of wet pulp to the couch.

QUIZ

QUIZ YOURSELF ON "IS" VS. "ARE"

"Is" it time for a new quiz? "Are" you ready? Then prove your excellent skills on using "is" vs. "are."

Question 1 of 7

IS and ARE are both forms of which verb?

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of coucher

First recorded in 1745–55; couch + -er¹

Words nearby coucher

cotype, coucal, couch, couchant, couché, coucher, couchette, couch grass, couching, couch potato, couch roll

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022

How to use coucher in a sentence

Upon his retiring, the officers on duty attended the audience du coucher, and received their orders for the morrow.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, No. 358|Various
The coucher takes immediate possession of the felts for his further operations.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
Here another workman called the coucher receives it, and places it at rest upon the ass, to drain off some of the water.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
Pardon, mon Pre; cet homme qui vient de Minok—faudrait le coucher de suite—mais o, mon Dieu, o?
The Magnetic North|Elizabeth Robins (C. E. Raimond)

Je m'en vois coucher et vous donner le bon soir mandes moy demain comme vous seres port a bon heur.
Mary Queen of Scots 1542-1587|Various