coachman
11
9.5
- noun
- /ˈkoʊtʃmən/
- Archaic
:
cochero
- The woman and the other pupil were wholly focused on helping Pehr, the coachman, push the sleigh back outside.
Examples
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My coachman can drop me at the house and then take you on to the Music Hall.
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She had her coachman, Arstesus, assisting her.
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Perhaps there is somewhere nearby that we might go... while my coachman keeps watch.
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John, who was the coachman, put me into the largest stall.
Fiction book (1996) -
The coachman left me stranded.
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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
53
5.8
A person who guides animals that pull a carriage or wagon
2
9.9
A person who drove a hired carriage or taxi in the past
1
9.2
A person who drives a taxi
A woman who drives a coach or carriage
A person who drives and looks after a horse-drawn coach
A person who drives a horse-drawn carriage for passengers
A person who drives a horse-drawn carriage for hire
A person who drives a vehicle in a parade or formal event
How Skilled
- Archaic
11
9.5
53
5.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.