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coach·man

 (kōch′mən)
n.
1. A man who drives a coach or carriage.
2. An artificial fly used in angling.
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coachman

(ˈkəʊtʃmən)
n, pl -men
1. the driver of a coach or carriage
2. (Angling) a fishing fly with white wings and a brown hackle
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coach•man

(ˈkoʊtʃ mən)

n., pl. -men.
a man employed to drive a coach or carriage.
[1570–80]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.coachman - a man who drives a coach (or carriage)coachman - a man who drives a coach (or carriage)
driver - someone who drives animals that pull a vehicle
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Translations
حوذي، سائِقُ عَرَبَه
kočí
kusk
fogathajtókocsis
ekill
kočiš
arabacı

coachman

[ˈkəʊtʃmən] N (coachmen (pl)) → cochero m
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coach

(kəutʃ) noun
1. a railway carriage. The last two coaches of the train were derailed.
2. a bus for tourists etc.
3. a trainer in athletics, sport etc. the tennis coach.
4. a private teacher. They employed a coach to help their son with his mathematics.
5. a four-wheeled horsedrawn vehicle.
verb
to prepare (a person) for an examination, contest etc. He coached his friend for the Latin exam.
ˈcoachbuilder noun
a person or business concerned with building the bodies for modern vehicles.
ˈcoachman noun
the driver of a horsedrawn carriage.
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References in classic literature ?
Now they pull up at a lodge, and take on board a well-muffled-up sportsman, with his gun-case and carpet-bag, An early up-coach meets them, and the coachmen gather up their horses, and pass one another with the accustomed lift of the elbow, each team doing eleven miles an hour, with a mile to spare behind if necessary.
Now many coachmen as drives a first-rate team'd put it on, and try and pass 'em.
Within seconds, at least five coachmen, who were earlier looking for customers to take on leisurely rides at nearby Plaza de Roma, approached the new arrivals-only to be politely turned down.
REVENGE was sweet for the Coachmen as they defeated Wallsend Labour to reach the final of the Combination Cup.
In addition to being named the #1 overall selling Motor Home Dealer in the nation, Motor Home Specialist was also awarded #1 honors by topping all other motor home dealers in retail sales for Coachmen RVs, Entegra Coach Luxury Motorhomes, Forest River Diesel Motor Homes, Forest River Georgetown Class A RVs, Sportscoach, and Thor Motor Coach Diesel Pushers, Class A and Class C.
Many types of carriages manned by owners and liveried grooms and coachmen are seen trying to outdo each other in London's fashionable parks.
Coachmen Industries, Incorporated (Coachmen), an Indiana-based company that produces recreational vehicles and modular construction, has completed sales of almost all of the assets of its Recreation Vehicle business to Forest River, Incorporated.
that every presumption is in favor of the ruling of the trial court." (26) Notably, even then former Chief Justice Pariente, in dissent, viewed the court's majority as "giving the tipsy coachmen free rein" and concluded, "I find no authority for using the [tipsy coachman] rule to quash or reverse a lower court decision on a theory not argued by the party challenging the ruling in the reviewing court." (27) Astonishingly, the majority applied a reverse, or extremely impaired, tipsy coachman.
As a member of the Coachmen, a successful touring and recording act, he was well-entrenched in the American folk music scene.
Joseph Tomczak (Michiana Chapter) joined, as EVP and CFO, Coachmen Industries Inc., Elkhart, Ind.
One segment of the transportation-equipment industry where Indiana still leads is recreational vehicles, a segment led in Indiana by Elkhart-based Coachmen Industries.