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coachman.

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

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkoʊt͡ʃmən/General-American/ˈkəʊt͡ʃmən/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A man who drives a horse-drawn coach: a male coach driver.

  2. A fish in the genus Heniochus, especially Heniochus acuminatus or Heniochus diphreutes.

    South-Africa
Where this word comes from

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.

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