coachman:

(plural: ‘coachmen’; pronunciation: the first ‘c’ is said with ‘k’ sound as in “king” — ‘coach…man’)

a coachman of the past

(in olden days) a person whose job was to drive a horse-drawn passenger carriage/a stage coach;

(in modern times) a person with a horse-drawn carriage who takes in tourists and drives them around interesting places or just gives them a ride for fun on payment,

a coachman of the present

e.g.

The coachman of the past was proud of his job as he would drive the coaches of the richest people in the society.

It is surprising to learn that there are still some places in this modern world where coachmen drive horse-drawn coaches along side sophisticated motor vehicles.

In Europe, tourists like to take photos of themselves with the coaches and coachmen they engage to go about a city, mostly in places like Switzerland.

For an interesting and informative article on the origins of ‘coachman’, please click here, and please click here.
Note: ‘Coachman’, always with a capital ‘c’, is often found in the names of people, e.g. Alice Coachman, Jonathan Coachman, etc., and businesses which are related to travel and tours, and recreational vehicles, e.g. Coachman Caravans, Coachman RVs, etc., and also some hotels, e.g. Coachman Hotel, Coachman Restaurant, Coachman Inn, etc.

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