coachman

[ kohch-muhn ]

noun

, plural coach·men.

1. a man employed to drive a coach or carriage.
2. Angling. royal coachman.

coachman

/ ˈkəʊtʃmən /

noun

1. the driver of a coach or carriage
2. a fishing fly with white wings and a brown hackle

Other Words From

• under·coachman noun plural undercoachmen

Word History and Origins

Origin of coachman¹

First recorded in 1570–80; coach + -man

Example Sentences

He became the Babcock family’s coachman and quickly gained respect in the Greater San Diego area, founding a Prince Hall Freemasonry lodge in San Diego for Black middle-class men to congregate and discuss civil rights.

From Los Angeles Times

“A Union of Hope,” the new exhibit in the Lower East Side museum, will include the recreated apartment of Joseph Moore, a coachman, and Rachel Moore, a housekeeper.

From New York Times

As the curtain rose at Ford’s, the coachman and Lincoln’s servant Charles Forbes were on top of the carriage.

From Literature

Head coachman Matthew Power said the "hairs go up on the back of your neck" on such an occasion, but it was important to stay calm and to stop the horses from getting nervous.

From BBC

Son of a Slovak coachman and a Moravian cook who both served the imperial court, the young Masaryk - like Filip - was equally at home on both sides of the river.

From BBC

Related Words

• chauffeur
• jockey
• motorist
• operator
• trainer