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cabby

or cab·bie

[ kab-ee ]

/ ˈkæb i /

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noun, plural cab·bies. Informal.

a cabdriver.

Origin of cabby

First recorded in 1855–60; cab(driver) + -y²

Words nearby cabby

cabbageworm, cabbagy, cabbala, cabbie, cabble, cabby, cabdriver, cabe, cabeiri, cabell, caber

Example sentences from the Web for cabbie

Part of doing business as a cabbie is trolling the streets for fares.

Uber and Its Enemies |Jim Epstein |February 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Librizzi has always struck me as an admirable man, rough-hewn as a New York cabbie.

Red, Black, and Silver’ Just May Be Jackson Pollock’s Last Painting |Anthony Haden-Guest |January 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The cabbie picked me up at Union Station one evening during the Obama-Clinton primary battle.

The Sex Lives of Cab Drivers |David Frum |June 7, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
His father was a cabbie; the family lived in public housing.

Alexander McQueen's Haunting World |Robin Givhan |April 11, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

Now nearly everyone, from your cabbie to your masseur, can manage a few words in English.

Gal With a Suitcase |Jolie Hunt |November 27, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
The cabbie, a fiftyish man with a bald, wrinkled head and surprisingly bright blue eyes, nodded without turning his head.

Occasion for Disaster |Gordon Randall Garrett
"It is where kings and queens and great soldiers and scholars are buried," said cabbie.

The Wedge of Gold |C. C. Goodwin
"Why, it is better than even that I still can," the cabbie said.

Occasion for Disaster |Gordon Randall Garrett
"Hey, that's a nice place," the cabbie said heartily, as they started off.

Occasion for Disaster |Gordon Randall Garrett
He gave the cabbie one of them and added another when the man's expression showed real pain.

Occasion for Disaster |Gordon Randall Garrett

British Dictionary definitions for cabbie

cabbie

cabby

/ (ˈkæbɪ) /

noun plural -bies

informal a cab driver