hackman

American  

[hak-muhn, -man] / ˈhæk mən, -ˌmæn /

noun

plural

hackmen

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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Etymology

Origin of hackman

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

Example Sentences

She earned her last nod 40 years ago for her performance as Sunny in 1985’s “Twice in a Lifetime,” directed by Bud Yorkin and starring Gene Hackman.

From Los Angeles Times

In the race for city controller, incumbent Kenneth Mejia will battle it out against Zach Sokoloff, who is on sabbatical from his job as senior vice president of asset management at Hackman Capital Partners.

From Los Angeles Times

Lindo would also do comedy, playing off John Travolta and Gene Hackman in “Get Shorty,” and television, including a run on legal drama “The Good Fight.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Performances on the night included the K-Pop Demon Hunters trio singing Golden, while Jessie Ware sang a moving rendition of Barbra Streisand's The Way We Were to accompany the In Memoriam segment, which paid tribute to those we have lost from the creative arts this year including Catherine O'Hara, Rob Reiner, Gene Hackman, Brigitte Bardot and Robert Redford.

From BBC

Like his friend from the 1950s Gene Hackman, Robert Duvall had to wait for the culture to come around to men who had his ordinary-guy looks, and that wasn’t until he was entering middle age.

From The Wall Street Journal