coachman• They've just dragged the body of a coachman out of the canal too.• A coachman has to drive, a groom has to open the door, a peon has to shoutwarnings.• He is murdered by a peasant, Gaspard, whose child has been killed by the furious driving of his coachman.• He sent for his carriage and jumped in, and after telling his coachman to drive fast he ordered him to stop.• He was popular with the grooms and the coachmen and yet they respected him and his discipline was firm.• A rider had come toward us and was talking to the coachman.• The coachmanclimbed down slowly and held up both hands.• The coachman took off his cap and stuck it in his pocket.