Coucher

//ˈkaʊt͡ʃə(ɹ)// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who couches.
  2. 2
    One who couches paper.
  3. 3
    A factor or agent resident in a country for traffic. UK, obsolete

    "She [the Herring-Buss] imployeth[…]at Land Viewers, Packers,[…]Couchers to make the Herrings lawful Merchandizes."

  4. 4
    The book in which a corporation or other body registers its particular acts.

    "bookes, and specially of Grayles, Couchers, Legends, Processionailes[…]"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Example

More examples

"She [the Herring-Buss] imployeth[…]at Land Viewers, Packers,[…]Couchers to make the Herrings lawful Merchandizes."

Etymology

From Middle English coucher, from Anglo-Norman; equivalent to couch + -er.

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