hackie
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hackie
Example Sentences
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Bourvil, an unbacked Paris hackie, supports himself by odd jobs, including meat-running.
From Time Magazine Archive
"The hospital better be spotless!" he called out jovially, paying off the hackie.
From No Charge for Alterations by Gold, Horace Leonard
He climbed out at Glendale Center Hospital, paid the hackie, and went to the admitting desk.
From At the Post by Gold, H. L. (Horace Leonard)
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