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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

“I just want us to go back to being unknown,” Petersen, the cabdriver, said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

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

From Seattle Times • Mar. 6, 2023

Long before Mr. Oonami started delivering vegetables, he tried working in an office and as a cabdriver.

From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2023

In each article, I’m known as twenty-year-old cabdriver Ed Kennedy, as I lied to every single reporter about my age.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak

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