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cabdriver

American  
[kab-drahy-ver] / ˈkæbˌdraɪ vər /

noun

  1. a driver of a taxicab or horse-drawn carriage.


Etymology

Origin of cabdriver

First recorded in 1835–45; cab 1 + driver

Example Sentences

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“You got some of that New York City token?” the cabdriver asked.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

“I just want us to go back to being unknown,” Petersen, the cabdriver, said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

A cooperative cabdriver brought her to Einstein’s house, where he was walking nearby.

From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2024

Her cabdriver insisted on waiting while she checked in — just in case she wanted to leave.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 6, 2023

They come into Saint- Malo around midnight, and the cabdriver leaves them at a hotel on the Place Chateaubriand.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr