hackman
noun
the driver of a hack or taxi.
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hackman
American
[hak-muhn, -man]
/ ˈhæk mən, -ˌmæn /
noun
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hackmen
plural
Hackman
British
/ ˈhækmən /
noun
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“When we got out of the carriage the hackman took off his hat and said: ‘If the carriage were mine, you shouldn’t pay a cent.
From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 4, September 1893 by Various
The hackman was going now, and Aunt Valeria was taking the boy up-stairs to be washed.
From The Open Question a tale of two temperaments by Elizabeth Robins
Should she fall, it was not likely that she would escape harm, as had Tim, the hackman.
From Carolyn of the Corners by Ruth Belmore Endicott
She must stipulate with the hackman that no stranger is to be put into the carriage with her.
From The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book by Eliza Leslie
After awhile the hackman who had driven the second suspicious man returned to his stand.
From The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia by Abraham Cahan
Hackman Capital is still trying to renegotiate its debt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
A person familiar with the process but not authorized to speak about it publicly said Hackman Capital will be hard-pressed to pay its debt in light of challenges facing the industry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
“The studio market is evolving, and the financing environment for studio assets remains complex,” Chief Executive Michael Hackman said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
Memorable cinematic roles have included a corrupt police officer in the Harrison Ford thriller "Witness" and a comedy turn in Wes Anderson's eccentric "The Royal Tenenbaums," opposite Gene Hackman.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
A novel, of some pathos and considerable popularity, was founded on this unhappy transaction, and "The Letters of Mr Hackman and Miss Ray" long flourished in the circulating libraries.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 340, February, 1844 by Various
The cries of "hackmen, photographers and vendors of gimcracks," wrote a horrified Henry James, "at times drown out the thunder of the cataract."
From Time Magazine Archive
"I guess that's about right," said Sam, agreeably surprised with the smallness of the charge in comparison with the extortionate demands of New York hackmen.
From Sam's Chance And How He Improved It by Horatio Alger
Beggars there are none, to the credit of the city be it said; nor is one importuned by hackmen or other public servants; all are ready to serve you, but none to annoy you.
From Due West or Round the World in Ten Months by Maturin Murray Ballou
Car bells jangle, policemen yell their warnings to unwary foot passengers, hackmen screech their demands for patronage, and hurrying crowds move to and fro between the ferries and the city.
From Dorothy's Travels by S. Schneider
“Unskilled” includes draymen, hackmen, and teamsters, farm laborers, farmers, fishermen, laborers, and servants.
From Races and Immigrants in America by John R. (John Rogers) Commons
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