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cabdriver

noun
cab·​driv·​er | \ ˈkab-ËŒdrÄ«-vÉ™r How to pronounce cabdriver (audio) \

Definition of cabdriver

: a driver of a cab

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The state’s attorney general has asked the Nebraska Supreme Court to allow the use of the powerful, synthetic painkiller in the execution of Carey Dean Moore, first sentenced to death in 1980 for killing two Omaha cabdrivers. James Hohmann, Washington Post, "The Daily 202: Floating clemency for Blagojevich, Trump diminishes the gravity of political corruption," 1 June 2018 The cabdriver confronted the man, who threatened him with a knife. Washington Post, "Fairfax County crime report," 3 July 2019 According to the newspaper, Hollman was arrested after a cabdriver heard gunshots in the area and called police with information on a white SUV and partial license plate. Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY, "Freed after 25 years for murder: Evidence showed man was 'likely innocent' the whole time," 17 July 2019 Several cabdrivers were killed in September in the city for refusing to pay protection money to gangs. Santiago Pérez, WSJ, "‘A Feudal Regime’: How Gangs Extort Mexico," 19 Dec. 2018 Six more people would be killed that day in Acapulco, including a cabdriver who was hacked to pieces. David Luhnow, WSJ, "Latin America Is the Murder Capital of the World," 20 Sep. 2018 Since the introduction of ride-hailing in New York, cabdriver earnings and medallion values have plummeted amid an industrywide drop in driver earnings. Paul Berger, WSJ, "Judge Stalls Congestion Fee on Manhattan Taxis," 20 Dec. 2018 Others come right out of high school, joining fathers who arrived years before to work as cabdrivers or deliverymen to support their families back home. David Gonzalez, New York Times, "African Immigrants Find an Open Door at Bronx College," 18 Feb. 2018 What is wrong with a cabdriver, or anyone else for that matter, wishing to be better educated? WSJ, "Free College Would Create Better Educated Citizens," 31 Jan. 2019

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First Known Use of cabdriver

1825, in the meaning defined above

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cabdriver

noun

English Language Learners Definition of cabdriver

: a person who drives a taxi

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