coachman en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkoʊt͡ʃmən/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈkəʊt͡ʃmən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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 *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English coachman From coach + -man.
Meanings
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A man who drives a horse-drawn coach: a male coach driver.
Near-synonym: coachwoman
In about half-an-hour John and Mr. York, who was to be our new coachman, came in to see us. "Now Mr. Manly," he said, after carefully looking at us both, "I can see no fault in these horses, but we all know that horses have their peculiarities as well as men, and that sometimes they need different treatment; I should like to know if there is anything particular in either of these, that you would like to mention."
[1877], Anna Sewell, “Earlshall”, in Black Beauty: […], London: Jarrold and Sons, […], →OCLC, part II, pages 101–102:
- (South-Africa) A fish in the genus Heniochus, especially Heniochus acuminatus or Heniochus diphreutes.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| coachmen | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Hypernyms
person · driver · coach driver