coacher en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *pékʷeti Proto-Italic *kʷekʷō Latin *quoquō Latin coquō Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *-os Archaic Latin -os Latin -us Late Latin coquusbor. Proto-West Germanic *kok Old High German choch Middle High German koch German Kochbor. Hungarian Koch Hungarian Kocs Hungarian kocsibor. German Kutschebor. Middle French cochebor. English coach Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English coacher From coach + -er.
Meanings
- A person who coaches or gives instruction: a coach.
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(obsolete) A coach driver.
Near-synonyms: coachman, coachwoman
- A coach horse.
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(Australia) A tame animal used as a lure to attract wild beasts, especially cattle.
Bo said, ‘No good having a trap yard without a bunch of coachers.’
2002, Alex Miller, Journey to the Stone Country, Allen & Unwin, published 2003, page 167:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| coachers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |