stage-driver

[ steyj-drahy-ver ]

noun

1. the driver of a stagecoach.

Word History and Origins

Origin of stage-driver¹

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

The other drummer appealed to the stage-driver to support his contention that the court's action was novel, but entirely just.

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He was not only a stage driver, but a trusted stage agent, stage proprietor, and also a tavern keeper.

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George Fisher was a stage driver, who left his footprints very plainly on the limestone dust of the road.

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Daniel Leggett was an old stage driver, well known, and will be long remembered.

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David Bell, an old stage driver, subsequently kept a tavern in Claysville.

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