† phaetoneern.
Obsolete.
A driver of a phaeton.
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society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > driver or operator of vehicle > [noun] > driver of specific type of carriage
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1795 F. Reynolds Rage i. i. 9 Lady Sarah Savage, who is one of those ladies call'd female phaetoneers, was driving four in hand across the heath; the horses took fright, and ran away with her.
1890 Sat. Rev. 23 Aug. 244/1 A merry time had our phaetoneer.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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