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coachman

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Bicycles, carts, horses
coach·man /ˈkəʊtʃmən $ ˈkoʊtʃ-/ noun (plural coachmen /-mən/) [countable]  TTBsomeone who drove a coach pulled by horses in the past 〔旧时的〕马车夫
Examples from the Corpus
coachmanThey've just dragged the body of a coachman out of the canal too.A coachman has to drive, a groom has to open the door, a peon has to shout warnings.He is murdered by a peasant, Gaspard, whose child has been killed by the furious driving of his coachman.He sent for his carriage and jumped in, and after telling his coachman to drive fast he ordered him to stop.He was popular with the grooms and the coachmen and yet they respected him and his discipline was firm.A rider had come toward us and was talking to the coachman.The coachman climbed down slowly and held up both hands.The coachman took off his cap and stuck it in his pocket.
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coachman
coachman /ˈkəʊtʃmən $ ˈkoʊtʃ-/ noun (plural coachmen /-mən/) [countable]
someone who drove a coach pulled by horses in the past


coach·manBrE /ˈkəʊtʃmən/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkoʊtʃmən/ 🔊 noun (
plural
coach·men BrE /ˈkəʊtʃmən/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkoʊtʃmən/ 🔊
)
(in the past) a man who drove a coach pulled by horses (旧时)马车夫