cabdriver

noun

cab·​driv·​er ˈkab-ˌdrī-vər How to pronounce cabdriver (audio)
: a driver of a cab

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Most Japanese cab drivers are professionals, but many German cabdrivers are former teachers, poets or artists struggling to make ends meet. Yoko Tawada august 18, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025 Here was the interesting show: a show about a cabdriver with no curiosity for his customers whatsoever. Camille Bordas, Harper's Magazine, 2 May 2024 Cruise plays a hit man, Vincent, who forces his cabdriver, played by Jamie Foxx, to drive him around Los Angeles on a contract-killing spree. Tyler Foggatt, New Yorker, 24 May 2025 Riding in a cab afterward, my father and the cabdriver were bantering when my father’s colleague interjected jokingly. New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cabdriver

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First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cabdriver was in 1825

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“Cabdriver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cabdriver. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.

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cabdriver

noun
cab·​driv·​er ˈkab-ˌdrī-vər How to pronounce cabdriver (audio)
: a driver of a cab

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