cabbie

noun

cab·​bie ˈka-bē How to pronounce cabbie (audio)
variants or cabby
plural cabbies

Examples of cabbie in a Sentence

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The anonymous witness, who is also a cabbie, knows the shooter and was in an after-hours bar with the suspect. Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026 Our guides are a cabbie and his 85-year-old customer, who helps reframe the troubled driver’s hardships through her own journey through the Japanese capital. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025 Don’t expect a cabbie in Bangkok to be able to give you change for a $50 or $100 bill on an $8 ride from the airport. Nicolas Vega, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2025 Longtime San Francisco cabbie Matthew Sutter still owes $150,000 on his. Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2023 See All Example Sentences for cabbie

Word History

Etymology

cab entry 2 + -ie

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cabbie was in 1840

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“Cabbie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cabbie. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.

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cabbie

noun
cab·​bie
variants or cabby
plural cabbies
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