cabdriver
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cabdriver
Example Sentences
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“You got some of that New York City token?” the cabdriver asked.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026
“I just want us to go back to being unknown,” Petersen, the cabdriver, said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026
Young Bobby took up the electric guitar as a teenager after the family moved to Dayton, Ohio, where he also began playing in local country bands and working as a cabdriver.
From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2023
Her cabdriver insisted on waiting while she checked in — just in case she wanted to leave.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 6, 2023
If a cabdriver charged her four dollars, she'd wrangle him down to three.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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