coach driver

coach driver noun: a person driving a horse-drawn coach (carriage).

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Noun

coach driver (plural coach drivers)

A person driving a horse-drawn coach (carriage).
- Near-synonyms: coachman, coachwoman
- The character of Hank Bully, the coach driver, is a caricature of actor Wallace Beery.2008 October 24, Wikipedia contributors, “La Diligence (comics)”, in English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, revision 247373934
Synonyms:

coacher, coachman, coachwoman
(Australia, UK) A person employed to drive a coach (long-distance bus).
- Near-synonym: bus driver
Synonyms:

bus driver

driver of a horse-drawn coach: कोचवान kocvān, गाड़ीवान gāṛīvān, टांगेवाला ṭāṅgevālā, गाड़ीबान gāṛībān

driver of a horse-drawn coach: کوچوان kocvān, کوچبان kocbān, گاڑی بان gāṛī bān

driver of a horse-drawn coach: ګاډيوان ǧāḍiwān, بګيوان bagiwān, ټانګه وال ṭānga wāl

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plural	coach drivers

What does coach driver mean?: Coach driver means a person driving a horse-drawn coach (carriage).
What is coach driver in Hindi?: Coach driver in Hindi is कोचवान (kocvān), गाड़ीवान (gāṛīvān), टांगेवाला (ṭāṅgevālā). See Coach driver meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is coach driver?: Coach driver is a noun.
What is the plural of coach driver?: The plural of coach driver is coach drivers.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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