coachmaster
- noun
- Archaic
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dueño de una compañía de autocares
- Each business was run by a coachmaster, who would also often double as innkeeper, though that role might be delegated to someone else.
Examples
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Sarah Ann Mountain is among the four coachmasters featured in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (ODNB), being one of two women who competed vigorously in the ever-fiercer fight for custom in the 1830s.
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One of this William's sons, Richard, continued in the St-Giles-in-the-Fields area as coachmaster, while his brother William set up his business in Wood Street in the City.
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Insured: William Mountain, the Saracens Head Inn, Snow Hill, innholder and coachmaster.
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He was also part of the Mountain clan, as his mother, Eleanor Mountain, had married William Chaplin, coachmaster of Rochester—Eleanor was the daughter of the William Mountain who died in 1808.
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The coachmaster ensured that all passengers boarded the stagecoach on time before its departure.
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In the 19th century, the coachmaster was responsible for the safe transport of travelers through various routes.
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As a successful coachmaster, she managed multiple teams of horses to run her passenger service efficiently.
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Etymology
Coachmaster joins coach (a vehicle that carries passengers, like a long bus) and master ('person in charge'). So a coachmaster is someone who owns or manages coach services and makes sure routes and schedules run smoothly.