stage-driver
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of stage-driver
First recorded in 1780–90
Example Sentences
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He had led so varied a life as pony-express rider, stage-driver, scout, Indian, bronco-buster, hunter, and trapper, that he had little room in his memory for anything short of bloodshed or a triumph for himself.
From The Westerners by White, Stewart Edward
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
"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)
The stage-driver, who watched this encounter with evident delight, turned away with reluctance.
From The Life of Nancy by Jewett, Sarah Orne
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
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