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coucher

American  
[koo-cher, kou-] / ˈku tʃər, ˈkaʊ- /

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of coucher

First recorded in 1745–55; couch + -er 1

Example Sentences

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Ofwat's chair Iain Coucher said Mr Black had worked "tirelessly, to bring about transformational change in the water sector".

From BBC

Iain Coucher, chairman of water industry regulator Ofwat, told the committee of MPs that "at this point" he is "confident the shareholders will inject some cash".

From BBC

Yes, I’m talking “Voulez-vous coucher …” and all that jazz, including visits from the green fairy.

From New York Times

“I’m in show business. You show your butt or your back or your shoulder and you go, ‘Voulez-vous coucher avec moi.’

From Los Angeles Times

I was reading all this in English, of course, my own French having stalled around “Voulez-vous coucher avec moi”, but I could glean from Rose-Myriam Rejouis and Val Vinokurov’s translation that Chamoiseau’s language was not that of the Académie – or not only that.

From The Guardian