A skilled craftsperson who makes or manufactures coaches (carriages); a person whose trade is building coaches.
From 'coach' plus 'maker' (one who makes), a compound profession name used from the 17th century onward when coach-making was a respected trade.
Coachmakers were among the highest-paid artisans in their time, requiring knowledge of woodworking, metalworking, leather-working, and design—they were basically the aerospace engineers of the 1700s!
Male-coded occupational identity. Carriage/coach manufacturing was formalized as male craft and trade through guild systems and industrial manufacturing.
Use 'coach maker' or 'coach manufacturer' to denote the craft or role generically.
["coach maker","carriage manufacturer","coach craftsperson"]
Women worked in coach manufacturing as seamstresses, painters, and logistical coordinators, though were often listed under family business names rather than credited individually.
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