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cabdriver

American  
[kab-drahy-ver] / ˈkæbˌdraɪ vər /

noun

  1. a driver of a taxicab or horse-drawn carriage.


Etymology

Origin of cabdriver

First recorded in 1835–45; cab 1 + driver


Example Sentences

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He worked as a cabdriver and postal worker.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

The cabdriver who had dropped me off outside the St. Clement earlier made a comment as I paid for my fare.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

London cabdriver Mark Hart, awaiting a fare outside Harrods, bemoaned the foreign-plated “snazzy wagons” he said often take space in taxi-only lanes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

He is a former cabdriver and music instructor who served in the New York judiciary for more than 15 years before presiding over Trump’s bench trial.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2024

“The radar patrol,” Ignatius was telling Darlene, “is obviously rather foolproof. It seems that the cabdriver and I were making small dots on their screen all the way from Baton Rouge.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

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