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coachman
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Also known as carriage driver, coach driver

thumb|Coachman, Boston MA 1902 thumb|Russian coachman, before 1917 — his belt indicates his master's wealth A coachman is a person who drives a coach or carriage, or similar horse-drawn vehicle. A coachman has also been called a coachee, coachy, whip, or hackman.

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Field of occupation
coach
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Commons category
Coachmen
female form of label
cocheira
ISCO-08 occupation class
9332
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thumb|Coachman, Boston MA 1902 thumb|Russian coachman, before 1917 — his belt indicates his master's wealth A coachman is a person who drives a coach or carriage, or similar horse-drawn vehicle. A coachman has also been called a coachee, coachy, whip, or hackman.

The coachman's first concern is to remain in full control of the horses (or other similar animals such as mules) and another employee, traditionally a footman, would accompany the coach to handle any circumstances beyond the coachman's control. thumb|180px|Swedish livery for footmen

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