stagecoachman
Horse-drawn vehicle operator
A stagecoachman was the driver of a stagecoach—the horse-drawn vehicles that carried passengers and mail along fixed routes before railroads.
The job required skill handling teams of horses over rough roads in all weather.
The stagecoachman cracked his whip and the horses lunged forward.
Horse-drawn carriage operator
- driverVehicle operator
- whipStrikes or aerates
- reinsBit-attached steering straps
- teamsterProfessional cargo driver
wagoner · conductor · livery · guard · shotgun · messenger · hostler · ostler
Wheeled passenger vehicle
- concordMutual agreement, peaceful relations
- diligenceCareful, persistent effort
- broughamEnclosed horse-drawn vehicle
- landauTwo-section folding coach
phaeton · barouche · hansom · tally-ho · curricle · surrey · trap · buckboard
Organized cooperative unit
- harnessStraps controlling an animal
- hitchTemporary difficulty or snag
- four-in-handBasic necktie knot style
- spanDistance between endpoints
leaders · wheelers · traces · collar · bridle · blinkers · horsemanship · ribbons
Early explorer or settler
- settlerOne who colonizes territory
- westwardToward the sunset
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- goldrushMass migration seeking precious metal
outpost · wilderness · prairie · homestead · trapper · prospector · miner · trailblazer
Fee-charging highway
- tollgateRoad fee collection point
- waystationIntermediate stopping point
- stopCease all motion
- depotVehicle storage facility
roadhouse · changeover · milestone · crossroads · tavern · hostelry · corral · timetable
coachman
Horse-drawn carriage operator
teamster · wagoner · conductor · livery · guard · shotgun · messenger · hostler · ostler · reinsman
carriage
Wheeled passenger vehicle
- concordMutual agreement, peaceful relations
- diligenceCareful, persistent effort
- broughamEnclosed horse-drawn vehicle
landau · phaeton · barouche · hansom · tally-ho · curricle · surrey · trap · buckboard · wagon
team
Organized cooperative unit
- harnessStraps controlling an animal
- hitchTemporary difficulty or snag
- four-in-handBasic necktie knot style
span · leaders · wheelers · traces · collar · bridle · blinkers · horsemanship · ribbons · lathered
pioneer
Early explorer or settler
goldrush · outpost · wilderness · prairie · homestead · trapper · prospector · miner · trailblazer · overland
turnpike
Fee-charging highway
- tollgateRoad fee collection point
- waystationIntermediate stopping point
- stopCease all motion
depot · roadhouse · changeover · milestone · crossroads · tavern · hostelry · corral · timetable
stagecoachmanairline pilot
Commercial aircraft operator
train conductor · bus driver · astronaut · commercial pilot · drone operator
stagecoachmanpassenger
Traveler, not operator
traveler · fare · cargo · highwayman · road agent
stagecoachmaninnkeeper
Lodging establishment operator
stationmaster · station agent · toll collector · postmaster · ferryman