stage-driver
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of stage-driver
First recorded in 1780–90
Example Sentences
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Dever can keep the stillest of any livin' stage-driver whose business is to drive stage on the side and gossip on the main line.
From The Price of the Prairie A Story of Kansas by Margaret Hill McCarter
Mr. Dever, the stage-driver, says she is the handsomest girl he ever saw.
From The Price of the Prairie A Story of Kansas by Margaret Hill McCarter
With the stage-driver as a guide, the difficulty seemed more than half removed.
From The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains by Mayne Reid
On summer routes in the mountains of New Hampshire the stage-driver lingered long.
From Stage-coach and Tavern Days by Alice Morse Earle
The others crowded after, and the stage-driver relenting, began to throw off the trunks.
From Peggy Raymond's Vacation or Friendly Terrace Transplanted by Harriet L.
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