hackman

[ hak-muh n, -man ]

/ ˈhæk mən, -ˌmæn /

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noun, plural hack·men [hak-muh n, -men] /ˈhæk mən, -ˌmɛn/.

the driver of a hack or taxi.

RELATED WORDS

hack, cabbie, cabby, cabman

Nearby words

hackle, hackle fly, hackleback, hackles, hackly, hackman, hackmatack, hackney, hackney coach, hackneyed, hacksaw

Origin of hackman

An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800; hack² + man¹

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Examples from the Web for hackman

I paid the hackman, who stood with the valise I had bought in Romer for Kate, in his hand, and he departed.
Seek and Find|Oliver Optic
The railroad people charge them two fares; the hackman charges them two fares; the hotel bills are made out for two people.
The Idiot|John Kendrick Bangs
Now this is precisely what the New York hackman invariably does before he gathers up the reins and urges on his "galled jades."
Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 18, July 30, 1870|Various
Evidently those who had recognized Hackman and heard the address given to the coachman.
Garrick's Pupil|Auguston Filon

Not while that dogs with her, I reckon, put in Tim, the hackman.
Carolyn of the Corners|Ruth Belmore Endicott

British Dictionary definitions for hackman

Hackman

/ (ˈhækmən) /

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)

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