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
“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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