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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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The gigs didn’t pay much, and he became a cabdriver.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

“You got some of that New York City token?” the cabdriver asked.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

On the way to the hotel, my cabdriver told me Nantucket had become too expensive, and I immediately noticed how much building there’d been.

From New York Times • May 26, 2024

Her cabdriver insisted on waiting while she checked in — just in case she wanted to leave.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 6, 2023

The cabdriver who’d taken Anna to Mollie’s house on the day she vanished told them that Anna had asked him to stop first at the cemetery in Gray Horse.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

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