COACHMAN

coachman

(noun) a man who drives a coach (or carriage)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Coachman (plural Coachmans)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Coachman is the 17447th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1616 individuals. Coachman is most common among Black/African American (59.65%) and White (31.0%) individuals.

Etymology

Noun

coachman (plural coachmen)

A man who drives a horse-drawn coach, a male coach driver.

Source: Wiktionary


Coach"man, n.; pl. Coachmen.

1. A man whose business is to drive a coach or carriage.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A tropical fish of the Atlantic ocean (Dutes auriga); -- called also charioteer. The name refers to a long, lashlike spine of the dorsal fin.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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