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

In 2021, independent studio giant Hackman Capital Partners and Square Mile Capital Management paid $1.85 billion for Radford Studio Center, a popular lot dating to silent film days that gave Studio City its name.

From Los Angeles Times

For Culver City-based Hackman, the timing couldn’t have been worse.

From Los Angeles Times

Hackman Capital Partners has defaulted on a $1.1-billion mortgage for Radford Studio Center.

From Los Angeles Times

The challenges facing owners of local sound stages came into sharp relief last week when one of the largest landlords in Hollywood — Hackman Capital Partners — said it was turning over the historic Radford Studio Center in Studio City to Goldman Sachs.

From Los Angeles Times

“Los Angeles has the best infrastructure, the best crews, and the deepest creative talent in the world for film production, but California has failed to keep the industry competitive with tax credits offered by other states and countries,” Chief Executive Michael Hackman said in a statement.

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