cabman

[ kab-muhn ]

noun

, plural cab·men.

1. cabdriver.

cabman

/ ˈkæbmən /

noun

1. the driver of a cab

Word History and Origins

Origin of cabman¹

First recorded in 1825–35; cab ¹ + -man

Example Sentences

Two green cabmen's shelters in London have been given Grade II listed status by Historic England.

From BBC

We got into the cab, and the cabman put the bags up on the seat beside him and climbed up and cracked his whip, and we drove over the dark bridge and into the town.

From Literature

Anton Chekhov wrote an entire short story called Toska about a cabman who recently lost his son and searches for someone to talk to about his grief.

From The Guardian

In the 19th century, Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote: “The one thing the English value is pluck. The cabmen have it; the merchants have it; the journals have it.”

From The Guardian

When it was off, he looked younger and nicer and more like a countryman and less like a London cabman.

From Literature