cabby
Americannoun
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cabbies
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of cabby
First recorded in 1855–60; cab(driver) + -y 2
Example Sentences
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Though he is considering reacquiring his medallion through a relief program the city created last year, he is not sure whether he will earn enough as a cabby to cover the cost.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2023
Mr. Gory, the Uber driver who was a cabby for 20 years, makes about $800 a week with the app service and still owes about $51,000 on his 2022 Toyota Highlander.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2023
Metropolitan Diary: The cabby and the cat food.
From New York Times ● Sep. 12, 2022
A Brooklyn housewife and her cabby husband buy pork-belly futures with a loan shark’s money.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2020
Our cabby was craning out of his window with a furious, purple expression.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
London’s cabbies were fierce opponents of Uber after it launched in London in 2012, blocking streets and launching legal challenges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
The big question is will black cabbies join Uber in big numbers?
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2023
It was a unicorn software company, one that didn’t employ cabbies, but rather facilitated the connection of a driver to an independent contractor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2023
Transit workers like train engineers, bus drivers, cabbies, and rideshare workers get passengers to the airport, while parking attendants and shuttle drivers help millions of others navigate arrival.
From Slate ● Dec. 17, 2022
The cabbies are threatening a one-day strike of all New York.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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