cabman
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9.2
- noun
- /ˈkæbˌmæn/
- Archaic
:
cochero
- When the cab bumped to a halt, he instructed the cabman to wait.
Examples
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In the early 1900s, a cabman would often drive his horse-drawn carriage through the bustling streets.
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After a long day, the cabman picked up his last fare and headed home.
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Do you know where Gray, the cabman, lives?
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Climb in, then, the cabman said.
Fiction book (1996) -
Cabman Gray will carry you safe enough.
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The cabman settled his rug over his knees and bent down for the address.
Academic text (1991) -
As we drew near our respective lodgings, Charles ordered the cabman to drop me first.
Fiction book (1990) -
The cabman helped the passengers with their luggage after they arrived at the station.
Synonyms
42
1.0
A person who drives people in a taxi for money
29
3.7
A person who drives a taxi
7
1.0
A person who drives a taxi and takes people to where they want to go
2
9.9
A person who drove a hired carriage or taxi in the past
1
5.5
A person who drives a taxi or hired car and gets paid
A person who drives a taxi for a living
A person who takes people somewhere in a taxi for money
A person who drives a taxi as a job
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cabman is simply cab + man, and cab comes from an old French word for a 'small carriage'. So a cabman was originally the man who drove a horse-drawn carriage and today the word means a taxi driver.