Antonyms for coach
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : kohch |
| Phonetic Transcription : koʊtʃ |
Definition of coach
Origin :- 1550s, "large kind of carriage," from Middle French coche (16c.), from German kotsche, from Hungarian kocsi (szekér) "(carriage) of Kocs," village where it was first made. In Hungary, the thing and the name for it date from 15c., and forms are found in most European languages (e.g. Spanish and Portuguese coche, Italian cocchino, Dutch koets). Applied to railway cars 1866, American English. Sense of "economy or tourist class" is from 1949. Meaning "instructor/trainer" is c.1830 Oxford University slang for a tutor who "carries" a student through an exam; athletic sense is 1861.
- noun instructor, usually in recreation
- noun carriage
- verb instruct, usually in recreation
- A doze in the coach is the flower of dozes, when you are alone.
- Extract from : « The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 10, Issue 266, July 28, 1827 » by Various
- The coach stopped at this instant, and the conversation was interrupted.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- But I thought you must leave the coach, with all the rest, to the rightful heir.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- Lady Bradstone could not bear to go with more than four in a coach.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- We always had a coach to go in, and it was a reasonable night that cost me only ten dollars.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- Obedient to this direction, the coach stopped at Mr. Snawley's door.
- Extract from : « The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby » by Charles Dickens
- The gentleman who owned the coach and six came to the assembly.
- Extract from : « Joseph Andrews Vol. 1 » by Henry Fielding
- In the afternoon, Bellarmine, in the dear coach and six, came to wait on her.
- Extract from : « Joseph Andrews Vol. 1 » by Henry Fielding
- Next day they went to church in a coach and twelve, and were married.
- Extract from : « The Uncommercial Traveller » by Charles Dickens
- You will not have to walk far, as I have my coach near the pond, behind Tilly's dragoons.
- Extract from : « The Black Tulip » by Alexandre Dumas (Pere)
Synonyms for coach
- break in
- bus
- car
- chaise
- charabanc
- cram
- drill
- drill instructor
- educate
- educator
- fourwheeler
- gocart
- hone
- lay it out for
- lick into shape
- mentor
- perambulator
- physical education instructor
- prepare
- pull one's coat
- put through the grind
- put through the mill
- ready
- school
- skipper
- stage
- tallyho
- teach
- teacher
- train
- trainer
- tutor
- vehicle
- victoria
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