stage-driver

[ steyj-drahy-ver ]

noun
  1. the driver of a stagecoach.

Origin of stage-driver

1
First recorded in 1780–90

Words Nearby stage-driver

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How to use stage-driver in a sentence

  • The other drummer appealed to the stage-driver to support his contention that the court's action was novel, but entirely just.

    Mystery Ranch | Arthur Chapman
  • He was not only a stage driver, but a trusted stage agent, stage proprietor, and also a tavern keeper.

    The Old Pike | Thomas B. Searight
  • George Fisher was a stage driver, who left his footprints very plainly on the limestone dust of the road.

    The Old Pike | Thomas B. Searight
  • Daniel Leggett was an old stage driver, well known, and will be long remembered.

    The Old Pike | Thomas B. Searight
  • David Bell, an old stage driver, subsequently kept a tavern in Claysville.

    The Old Pike | Thomas B. Searight