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cabbie

British  
/ ˈkæbɪ /

noun

  1. informal a cab driver

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The neo-noir psychological drama stars Robert De Niro as Travis Bickle, a lonely, insomniac Vietnam War veteran who takes a job as a night-shift cabbie in New York City.

From Salon • Jan. 7, 2026

The cabbie, a hard-bitten postcommunist cynic, asks her if she’s visiting the archives “for work or fun.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

I wondered, how will the cabbie drive through this?

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2025

Peebles is now retired from music and works as a cabbie in Glasgow.

From BBC • May 12, 2023

Aunt Tess leans out the window to verify the address of our destination with the cabbie.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

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