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
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
Now he makes a living as a cabdriver, sometimes picking up migrants who come from Guatemala, as he did.
From New York Times • Dec. 14, 2022
When the boat docks we step off the gangway and ask a cabdriver to take us to any nearby motel.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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