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  hackman

  noun

  the driver of a hack or taxi.
• Hackman
  Hackman

  noun

  Gene. born 1930, US film actor; his films include The French Connection (1971), Mississippi Burning (1988), Absolute Power (1997), and The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

hackman

American  

[hak-muhn, -man] / ˈhæk mən, -ˌmæn /

noun

hackmen plural

1. the driver of a hack or taxi.

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Hackman British  

/ ˈhækmən /

noun

1. Gene. born 1930, US film actor; his films include The French Connection (1971), Mississippi Burning (1988), Absolute Power (1997), and The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

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Inflected Forms

noun

• hackmen
  plural

Etymology

Origin of hackman

An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800; hack ² + man

Example Sentences

“I say, young’un, ain’t ye out o’ yer bailiwick?” queried Tim, the hackman, staring at the little girl in the Stagg yard.

From Carolyn of the Corners by Endicott, Ruth Belmore

“Nobody will bother you here——” “Not while that dog’s with her, I reckon,” put in Tim, the hackman.

From Carolyn of the Corners by Endicott, Ruth Belmore

Joining forces with him, we no longer shivered before the hackman, nor shrank from the valet de place.

From From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey by Howe, Julia Ward

But that cranky old hackman gave me a cue: I’ll use the car out here for the people who wish to travel back and forth, or take a drive to certain places.

From Natalie: A Garden Scout by Roy, Lillian Elizabeth

“Most of them is,” the hackman said sententiously.

From Carolyn of the Corners by Endicott, Ruth Belmore