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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

He is a former cabdriver and music instructor who served in the New York judiciary for more than 15 years before presiding over Trump’s bench trial.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2024

But no one frequents it, save for Mary Beth Peil’s former opera singer, Ben Rosenfield’s puppyish tech bro and George Abud’s preening cabdriver.

From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2023

In each article, I’m known as twenty-year-old cabdriver Ed Kennedy, as I lied to every single reporter about my age.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak