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coachman

coachman

11 9.5
A man who drove a horse-drawn carriage in the past
  • noun
  • /ˈkoʊtʃmən/
  • Archaic
translation icon : cochero
  • The woman and the other pupil were wholly focused on helping Pehr, the coachman, push the sleigh back outside.

Examples

  • My coachman can drop me at the house and then take you on to the Music Hall.

  • She had her coachman, Arstesus, assisting her.

  • Perhaps there is somewhere nearby that we might go... while my coachman keeps watch.

  • John, who was the coachman, put me into the largest stall.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • The coachman left me stranded.

  • Linnaeus gestured for the coachman to push the sleigh inside.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • When they were on the road to Vermanton, the coachman pointed to the crest of the House of Burgundy.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Having lost his mare, Mr. Hai Xu could no longer work as a coachman.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • As the meal progressed, the coachman grew tipsy, intoxicated by the inn's wine and his own words.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • The coachman skillfully navigated the winding roads with his horse-drawn carriage.

Synonyms

driver
vscoachman
53 5.8

A person who guides animals that pull a carriage or wagon

is a male worker specifically employed to drive a passenger coach
hackman
vscoachman
  • Archaic
2 9.9

A person who drove a hired carriage or taxi in the past

is a male whose role is to drive the coach regardless of hire status
cabman
vscoachman
  • Archaic
1 9.2

A person who drives a taxi

is a man who drives a larger passenger coach rather than a hired cab
coachwoman
vscoachman
  • Archaic
9.9

A woman who drives a coach or carriage

is the male counterpart who performs the same driving job
coachmaster
vscoachman
  • Archaic
9.9

A person who drives and looks after a horse-drawn coach

is specifically a man employed only to drive the coach
calesero
vscoachman
  • Philippine
9.9

A person who drives a horse-drawn carriage for passengers

is a male driver of such carriages but not regionally specific
vetturino
vscoachman
9.9

A person who drives a horse-drawn carriage for hire

is a male driver of such carriages not limited to Italian hire work
wheelsman
vscoachman
  • Formal
8.3

A person who drives a vehicle in a parade or formal event

is a man who drives a horse drawn coach not any wheeled vehicle

How Skilled

coachman
  • Archaic
11 9.5
driver
53 5.8

Surface Forms

coachman singular
coachmen plural

Morphology

coachman = coach + man (transparent) = coach + man

The compound is a straightforward agent noun: 'coach' + 'man' = a man who drives a coach.

Etymology

Coachman is made of coach and man. The word coach originally named a kind of horse-drawn 'carriage' from the Hungarian village Kocs, so a coachman was the person who drove that carriage.