coachman
/'koutʃmən/
Definition
Noun: - A man whose occupation is driving a horse-drawn coach or carriage: A coachman is a professional driver of a horse-drawn vehicle for hire, historically a common occupation before the advent of automobiles.
Usage and Examples
- Noun:
- The wealthy family employed a coachman to drive their elegant carriage.
- In the 19th century, a coachman was responsible for the care of the horses as well as the driving.
Advanced Usage
- Historical Role: The term often implies a servant in a private household or a commercial driver for a public coach service. It is now largely an archaic or historical term.
- The head coachman of the estate wore a distinctive uniform.
Variants and Related Words
- Coach (n): The horse-drawn vehicle itself.
- Coachwoman (n): A female driver of a coach or carriage (less common historically).
- Driver (n): A more general modern term for someone who operates a vehicle.
Synonyms
- Carriage driver
- Whip (archaic slang)
- Jehu (archaic, biblical/literary reference)
Related Phrases and Idioms
- To be in the coachman's seat: To be in control or in charge of a situation (idiomatic, derived from the literal role).
- With the new promotion, she found herself in the coachman's seat of the entire department.
Noun
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a man who drives a coach (or carriage)
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