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coucher

/ˈkaʊt͡ʃə(ɹ)/

coucher noun: one who couches.

Noun

coucher (plural couchers)

  1. One who couches.
  2. One who couches paper.
  3. (UK, obsolete) A factor or agent resident in a country for traffic.
    • She [the Herring-Buss] imployeth[…]at Land Viewers, Packers,[…]Couchers to make the Herrings lawful Merchandizes.1601, John Keymor, “Observation made upon the Dutch fishing”, in The Phenix
  4. The book in which a corporation or other body registers its particular acts.
    • bookes, and specially of Grayles, Couchers, Legends, Processionailes[…]1559, Iniunctions geven by the Queenes Maiestie […]

Proper noun capitalized: Coucher

Coucher

  1. A surname.

Forms of coucher

pluralcouchers

Origin of coucher

From Middle English coucher, from Anglo-Norman; equivalent to couch + -er.

Words that rhyme with coucher

Questions about coucher

What does coucher mean?
Coucher means one who couches.
What part of speech is coucher?
Coucher can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce coucher?
Coucher is pronounced /ˈkaʊt͡ʃə(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of coucher?
The plural of coucher is couchers.

Words near coucher in the dictionary

  1. couched down
  2. couched up
  3. couchedness
  4. couchee
  5. couchees
  6. coucher
  7. couchers
  8. couches
  9. couches a hogshead
  10. couches down
  11. couches up

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