stage-driver
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of stage-driver
First recorded in 1780–90
Example Sentences
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"We'll take no chances, though," declared the stage-driver.
From The Pike's Peak Rush Terry in the New Gold Fields by Sabin, Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand)
He discovered at once that they were paying Steve Pennyphair, the stage-driver, too much for carrying the berries to the Port.
From Harper's Round Table, September 24, 1895 by Various
She had a fancy for the handsome stage-driver; and, in spite of the earnest objections of her father and mother, she accepted him as her husband, and they were married.
From Brother Against Brother The War on the Border by Optic, Oliver
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 McCarter, Margaret Hill
On summer routes in the mountains of New Hampshire the stage-driver lingered long.
From Stage-coach and Tavern Days by Earle, Alice Morse
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