Jump To:

• hackman
  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.

---

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)

---

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• hackmen
  plural

Etymology

Origin of hackman

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

Example Sentences

“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

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

Tim, the hackman, says it is bound to snow soon, and the frost has burned ’most all the grass.”

From Carolyn of the Corners by Endicott, Ruth Belmore

“That horrid hackman wouldn’t give us a lift, although he was sitting at Tompkins’ store toasting his feet at a stove,” added Belle, angrily.

From Natalie: A Garden Scout by Roy, Lillian Elizabeth

Tim, the hackman, had brought the nurse home for a few hours and would take her back to Judy’s cabin.

From Carolyn of the Corners by Endicott, Ruth Belmore