cabdriver
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cabdriver
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
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 keys are also still in it, which is the number one sin any cabdriver can make in pursuit of a runner.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
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