cabdriver
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cabdriver
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
Her cabdriver insisted on waiting while she checked in — just in case she wanted to leave.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 6, 2023
“It’s been on the radio all week, people are sick of it,” said Salman Gohar, a London cabdriver.
From New York Times • Jan. 10, 2023
“The radar patrol,” Ignatius was telling Darlene, “is obviously rather foolproof. It seems that the cabdriver and I were making small dots on their screen all the way from Baton Rouge.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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