coachfellow C2+ Topic:Transportation US /ˈkoʊtʃˌfɛloʊ/ UK /ˈkəʊtʃˌfɛləʊ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a horse harnessed alongside another to the same coach; a yokefellow The two grays worked as steady coachfellows for years. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a horse harnessed alongside... yokefellowteammateyokemate Word family Related forms coachfellow Etymology AI details A compound of coach + fellow, denoting a horse harnessed beside another to draw the same coach; used figuratively for a partner or yokefellow. Topics Transportation External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # coachfellow **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkoʊtʃˌfɛloʊ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkəʊtʃˌfɛləʊ/ ## Meanings 1. a horse harnessed alongside another to the same coach; a yokefellow ## Examples - The two grays worked as steady coachfellows for years. ## Synonyms - yokefellow - teammate - yokemate ## Related Forms - coach - fellow ## Etymology A compound of coach + fellow, denoting a horse harnessed beside another to draw the same coach; used figuratively for a partner or yokefellow. ## AI Etymology Coachfellow is a compound of coach + fellow, denoting a horse harnessed beside another to draw the same coach; used figuratively for a partner or yokefellow. Morphologically, coachfellow is transparent: it is a compound of coach + fellow, denoting a horse harnessed beside another to draw the same coach. Used as a noun, coachfellow now means "a horse harnessed alongside another to the same coach; a yokefellow", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in related forms such as coach and fellow. The modern word remains analyzable through its parts, which makes the semantic connection unusually direct. ## Topics - Transportation markdown