hackman
2
9.9
A person who drove a hired carriage or taxi in the past
- noun
- Archaic
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Synonyms
29
3.7
A person who drives a taxi
is the older, historical label for similar paid carriage or cab drivers
11
9.5
A man who drove a horse-drawn carriage in the past
is a broader old term for drivers of hired carriages or cabs
cabdriver
vshackman
7
1.0
A person who drives a taxi and takes people to where they want to go
is the historical word that covers hired carriage and cab drivers
wheelman
vshackman
2
6.8
The main person who drives a car or boat for other people
is narrower, referring specifically to hired carriage or cab drivers in older usage
1
9.2
A person who drives a taxi
is the older general label for a hired carriage or cab driver
1
5.5
A person who drives a taxi or hired car and gets paid
is more specifically the older term for hired carriage or cab drivers
9.2
A person who drives a taxi for a living
is an older form that often refers to past hired carriage drivers
7.4
A person who takes people somewhere in a taxi for money
is traditionally used for hired carriage or cab drivers, especially historically
5.9
A person who drives a taxi as a job
is the traditional term for drivers of hired carriages or cabs in the past
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hackman comes from the London place name Hackney, which gave its name to a horse or carriage 'for hire'. A hackman was the man who drove that hired carriage, so the word means a driver of a hired carriage, like an old-fashioned taxi driver.