coachman

noun

coach·​man ˈkōch-mən How to pronounce coachman (audio)
: a coach or carriage driver

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While John is overjoyed to see his free-spirited cousin, who drove her carriage from Scotland after her coachman fell ill, Francesca appears noticeably shaken by Michaela’s unexpected visit. Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026 Gull is being driven by a coachman on a tour of London, which is marked by various sites of esoteric power. Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026 Then the clock struck midnight on New Year’s Day, leaving Ole Miss fans to wonder if their offensive coachmen might turn back into mice. Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026 Soon, Philipp was promoted to serve as the magistrate of a town nearby, and the Grimms moved into a stately home staffed with maids, a cook, and a coachman. Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024 My paternal grandmother’s side of the family has been in Chapel Hill since the 1700s, and her ancestor, November Caldwell, was the coachman and footman to the first president of UNC Chapel Hill. Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2024 Emma West, the driver of the replica carriage, will also be one of the only female coachmen participating in King Charles and Queen Camilla's coronation parade. Alyson Krueger, Peoplemag, 5 May 2023 No other Pinocchio film recognizes just how grotesquely evil the coachman is. Barry Levitt, Vulture, 7 Dec. 2022 Tony, a coachman, and Cuba, a maid, were enslaved by Henry Vassall and Penelope Royall Vassall, whose wealth came from sugar plantations in Jamaica and Antigua. Anemona Hartocollis, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1571, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of coachman was in 1571

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“Coachman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coachman. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.

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coachman

noun
coach·​man ˈkōch-mən How to pronounce coachman (audio)
: a person whose business is driving a coach or carriage
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