Coachman

//ˈkoʊt͡ʃmən// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A man who drives a horse-drawn coach, a male coach driver.

    "In about half-an-hour John and Mr. York, who was to be our new coachman, came in to see us. "Now Mr. Manly," he said, after carefully looking at us both, "I can see no fault in these horses, but we all know that horses have their peculiarities as well as men, and that sometimes they need different treatment; I should like to know if there is anything particular in either of these, that you would like to mention.""

  2. 2
    a man who drives a coach (or carriage) wordnet
  3. 3
    A fish in the genus Heniochus, either Heniochus acuminatus or Heniochus diphreutes. South-Africa
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms
boybullwhackerbutlercabbycabdrivercabman

Example

More examples

"The horse does the work and the coachman is tipped."

Etymology

From coach + -man.

Related phrases

coach driverhorse drawn

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