Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun One who drives a taxicab for hire.

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  • noun One who drives a taxi for a living.
  • noun One who drives a carriage for a living.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun someone who drives a taxi for a living

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Examples

  • Believing that my wallet was gone forever, I started calling my bank and credit card companies, but the front desk clerk called my room, saying, “A cabdriver is in the lobby with your wallet.”

    A wayward wallet returns washingtonpost.com editors 2010

  • And I noticed his hands were really sweaty,'' recalled the cabdriver who had seen all types.

    Boston.com Top Stories 2011

  • Well, if the cabdriver is the Riverman, he’s been doing it for a number of years, and so it’s quite clear that he’s pretty good at it if he’s been doing it for that length of time.

    The Riverman Robert D. Keppel 2005

  • Well, if the cabdriver is the Riverman, he’s been doing it for a number of years, and so it’s quite clear that he’s pretty good at it if he’s been doing it for that length of time.

    The Riverman Robert D. Keppel 2005

  • Well, if the cabdriver is the Riverman, he’s been doing it for a number of years, and so it’s quite clear that he’s pretty good at it if he’s been doing it for that length of time.

    The Riverman Robert D. Keppel 2005

  • During the entire ride to West Philadelphia, the cabdriver tuned into different radio bands trying to find out what happened, speculating about the nature of mankind and crime and delivering his take on life as he knew it.

    Surrender the Dark L. A. Banks 2011

  • An ordinary cabdriver, a West Cumbrian Homer Simpson, who in fact had worked at and been fired from the Calder Hall reactor, one morning got up and shot his twin brother, his lawyer, and killed twelve people before shooting himself.

    How the End Begins Ron Rosenbaum 2011

  • Except for a shouting match with a Vietnamese cabdriver who tried to steal their luggage, there were few tense moments.

    'The Lost Girls' of New York learn to embrace the journey 2010

  • During the entire ride to West Philadelphia, the cabdriver tuned into different radio bands trying to find out what happened, speculating about the nature of mankind and crime and delivering his take on life as he knew it.

    Surrender the Dark L. A. Banks 2011

  • An ordinary cabdriver, a West Cumbrian Homer Simpson, who in fact had worked at and been fired from the Calder Hall reactor, one morning got up and shot his twin brother, his lawyer, and killed twelve people before shooting himself.

    How the End Begins Ron Rosenbaum 2011

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