gardener
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Meaning · English
A coachman who drives badly.
Register: derogatory, slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Get on, gardener! Get on, you slow and clumsy coachman. The allusion is to a man who is both gardener and coachman.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “gardener” mean?
A coachman who drives badly.
Is “gardener” formal or informal?
gardener is generally derogatory, slang.